Clin Endosc.  2024 Mar;57(2):274-276. 10.5946/ce.2023.091.

Unroofing of subepithelial lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract using cold snare: an easy and efficient technique for diagnosis

• Morell B
• The FO
• Gubler C
• Murray FR

• KMID: 2553767
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2023.091

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  Fig. 1. Illustrative images of cold snare unroofing. (A) A subepithelial lesion in the antrum. Even though the shape of the lesion was suggestive of a lipoma, endosonographic features were non-diagnostic. Histopathology showed an ectopic pancreas. (B) Cold snare unroofing. (C) Biopsy using standard forceps.

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