Abstract:Objective To explore the value of sequential marking in endoscopic submucosal dissection for early esophageal carcinomas and precancerous lesions.Methods A total of 97 patients underwent ESD for early esophageal carcinomas and precancerous lesions at Dongying People"s Hospital between May 2013 and December 2014 were selected for use in the present study. We used NBI magnifying endoscopy in 17 patients to determine the boundary of lesions (NBI magnifying group), while 47 patients used iodine staining (iodine dyeing group), 33 patients used NBI magnifying endoscopy prior to iodine staining to determine the boundary(sequential group). The rate of positive horizontal resection margins of three groups were canculated. Results The rate of positive horizontal resection margins of NBI magnifying group was 17.65% (3/17), while the iodine staining group was 6.38% (3/47), and sequential group was 0, there was a statistical difference among the three groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion:The positive rate of resection margins of patients using NBI magnifying endoscopy prior to iodine dyeing in endoscopic submucosal dissection is lower, that is, this method is more suitable for determing the boundary of early esophageal carcinomas and precancerous lesions.