The aim is to compare the safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) versus endoscopic partial muscle resection（ EPMR） for the treatment of rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms (R-NENs), thereby providing guidance for optimizing therapeutic strategies. The investigators retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients with R-NENs who underwent endoscopic resection at our center between January 2020 and February 2026. Patients were assigned to either the ESD group or the EPMR group. Baseline characteristics and perioperative outcomes were compared, including the number of lesions, maximum lesion diameter, single-lesion procedure time, postoperative complications, positive margin rate, pathological staging, lymphovascular invasion, and the need for additional therapies.
The investigators compared the safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) versus endoscopic partial muscle resection（ EPMR） for the treatment of rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms (R-NENs), thereby providing guidance for optimizing therapeutic strategies. The investigators retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients with R-NENs who underwent endoscopic resection at our center between January 2020 and February 2026. Patients were assigned to either the ESD group or the EID group. Baseline characteristics and perioperative outcomes were compared, including the number of lesions, maximum lesion diameter, single-lesion procedure time, postoperative complications, positive margin rate, pathological staging, lymphovascular invasion, and the need for additional therapies. Through this comparative analysis, The investigators would identify the optimal endoscopic technique for treating rectal neuroendocrine tumors.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
483
EID：Endoscopic Intermuscular Dissection (EID) is an ultra-minimally invasive technique derived from conventional Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD). Its core principle is not merely to dissect within the submucosal layer, but to "deepen" the dissection plane into the muscularis propria of the rectal wall. Specifically, the surgeon utilizes the natural anatomical plane between the inner circular muscle and the outer longitudinal muscle layers for precise dissection. This procedure involves resecting part of the affected inner circular muscle while preserving the integrity of the outer longitudinal muscle layer.
ESD: A solution is injected beneath the mucosa to create a submucosal cushion, followed by the use of specialized electrosurgical knives to dissect directly within the submucosal layer, thereby achieving en bloc resection of the tumor.
the First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, China
RECRUITINGthe First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, China
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGthe positive margin rate
A positive margin indicates that cancer cells extend to the edge of the removed specimen, suggesting that residual tumor may remain in situ. The positive margin rate is calculated as the number of cases with positive margins divided by the total number of resected cases, expressed as a percentage. It serves as a critical quality indicator for the completeness of tumor removal.
Time frame: One week after the endoscopic treatment
Number of rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm lesions.
The number of rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm lesions per case.
Time frame: One week after the endoscopic treatment
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