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. 2007 Aug 7;13(29):3981–3984. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3981

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The procedure of endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped diathermic knife (IT-ESD). A: Marks are made at several points along the outline of the lesion with a coagulation current; B: Completion of the IT-knife cutting around the lesion with a safe lateral margin; C: Abrasion of the submucosal tissue under the circumcised area with IT-knife (white arrow; D: The tumor is completely resected with IT-knife and without using snaring.