Effect of optical diagnosis training on recognition and treatment of submucosal invasive colorectal cancer in community hospitals: a prospective multicenter intervention study.
Lonne W T MeulenKrijn Jan Cornelis HaasnootMarije S VlugFrank H J WolfhagenMartine A M C Baven-PronkMichael P J A van der VoornMatthijs P SchwartzLauran VogelaarWouter H de Vos Tot Nederveen CappelTom C J SeerdenWouter L HazenRuud W M SchrauwenLorenza Alvarez-HerreroRamon-Michel SchreuderAnnick B van NunenEsther StoopGijs J de BruinPhilip BosWillem A MarsmanEdith KuiperMarc de BièvreYasser A AlderliesteRobert RoomerJohn GroenMarloes Bigirwamungu-BargemanPeter D SiersemaSjoerd G EliasAd A M MascleeLeon M G Moonsnull nullPublished in: Endoscopy (2024)
Training in optical recognition of T1 CRCs in community hospitals was associated with increased recognition of T1 CRCs, leading to higher en bloc and R0 resection rates. This may be an important step toward more organ-preserving strategies.