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  • Endoscopy
  • Surgical Outcomes

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  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a minimally invasive technique for gastrointestinal lesion removal.
  • Delayed adverse events (DAE) following ESD, such as bleeding and perforation, can occur.
  • Prophylactic closure of ESD defects is proposed to mitigate these DAE, but evidence is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of prophylactic closure of rectal ESD defects on post-ESD outcomes.
  • To compare DAE rates and hospitalization between closed and open ESD defects.

Main Methods:

  • International multicenter retrospective cohort study (2016-2023).
  • Included patients undergoing rectal ESD with available 2-week follow-up.
  • Compared DAE (bleeding, perforation) and hospitalization between defect closure and open defect groups.

Main Results:

  • 385 patients included; 43% had defects closed.
  • Overall DAE rate was 5.5%.
  • Defect closure significantly reduced overnight hospital observation (17% vs 37%, p<0.01) and showed no delayed perforations (0% vs 1.3%).
  • High-risk factors for DAE included anticoagulant use, NICE 3 lesions, and incomplete resections.

Conclusions:

  • Prophylactic rectal ESD defect closure significantly decreases the need for overnight hospital observation.
  • While not significantly reducing overall DAE, closure may be beneficial in high-risk groups.
  • Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to confirm the efficacy of selective prophylactic closure in high-risk patients.