IS ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION STILL LIMITED TO FEW TERTIARY CENTERS IN THE WEST? RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY IN BRAZIL.

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) enables en bloc excision of superficial neoplasms. Although ESD is widely practiced in Eastern countries like Japan, South Korea and China, its use in the West is supposed to be still limited to few tertiary centers.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the clinical practice of ESD in Brazil by means of an electronic questionnaire elaborated by the Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SOBED).

Impact of coronavirus pandemic crisis in endoscopic clinical practice: Results from a national survey in Brazil.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic, mobilizing all countries to contain the disease spread. Activity in endoscopy centers globally was severely affected. We conducted a national survey aiming to assess the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on endoscopic clinical practice in Brazil.