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Endoscopic resection techniques such as endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection are conventional well-established techniques for the treatment of gastrointestinal mucosal and submucosal lesions. However, these techniques cannot adequately resect lesions involving deeper layers of the gastrointestinal wall. Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) is an evolving novel technique that has gained wide recognition lately for effectively treating more invasive or non-lifting lesions. EFTR serves as an endoscopic alternative to surgical resection in certain patients with subepithelial neoplasms. This review summarizes the current techniques and devices used for EFTR and its efficacy and outcomes in patients with upper and lower gastrointestinal lesions.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA

    Pravallika Chadalavada

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Madhusudhan R. Sanaka

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  2. Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Salvatore Docimo Jr.

  3. BariJuve Surgical, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA

    Sofiane El Djouzi

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Amber Shada

  5. Center for Advanced Surgery, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR, USA

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Chadalavada, P., Sanaka, M.R. (2023). Operating Through the Endoscope: Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection. In: Kroh, M., Docimo Jr., S., El Djouzi, S., Shada, A., Reavis, K.M. (eds) The SAGES Manual Operating Through the Endoscope. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21044-0_26

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