Using a double-channel gastroscope reduces procedural time in performing gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection.

Objective: Complications are important determining factors for safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). ESD of large lesions is associated with increased procedural time. This study investigated whether double-channel gastroscope could be used to reduce procedural time in gastric antrum ESD.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 46 patients with one gastric antrum lesion resected by ESD was conducted between January 2013 and December 2015. The diameter of a lesion was from 2cm to 4cm in 46 patients. EUS before ESD was used to evaluate the submucosal vascular structure and the location of lesion in gastric wall. Forty six lesions had ESD with either the ordinary gastroscope (OS group) (n=24) or the double-channel gastroscope (DC group) (n=22).

Results: The mean procedural time was significantly lower in the DC group than in the OS group (49.1 minutes vs. 20.5 minutes, p=0.04). There were no significant differences in submucosal injection frequency, specimen size, en bloc resection rate and perforation rate between the two endoscopic groups. There was no recurrence in any case during the follow-up period.

Conclusions: Our data suggest that ESD utilizing double-channel gastroscope may provide a better platform for quicker ESD with equal safety.