Abstract:Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), EMR with pre-cutting (EMR-P), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and ESD with snare (ESD-S) for the treatment of colorectal laterally spreading tumors (LSTs). Methods Between January 2016 and March 2018, a total of 146 patients with 146 colorectal LSTs were undergone endoscopic resection at the first medical center of PLA General Hospital. Data of demographics, treatment information, pathology and follow-up results were retrospectively analyzed. Results Among the 146 patients, EMR, EMR-P, ESD, and ESD-S were performed in 23, 29, 50, and 44 tumors, respectively. Median tumor diameter was 2.5 cm (ranged 1.2-10.0 cm). The en bloc resection rate of EMR, EMR-P, ESD and ESD-S was 73.9% (17/23), 72.4% (21/29), 96.0% (48/50), and 65.9% (29/44), respectively, with statistic difference (P=0.000). And the R0 resection rate was 65.2% (15/23), 69.0% (20/29), 94.0% (47/50), and 63.6% (28/44), respectively, with statistic difference (P=0.002). The en bloc resection rate and R0 resection rate of ESD group were significantly higher than those of the other three groups (both P<0.05). The difference was no statistically significant in terms of perforation rate [0 (0), 0 (0), 6.0% (3/50), and 9.1% (4/44), respectively, P=0.269] and delayed hemorrhage rate [4.3% (1/23), 0 (0), 2.0% (1/50), and 2.3% (1/44), respectively, P=0.768] among the four groups. Follow-up endoscopy was performed in 117 cases with a median period of 10.0 months (ranged 3.0-26.0 months), and local recurrence was identified in 7 (6.0%) cases. Conclusion ESD could be the optimal method for the resection of colorectal LSTs, while LSTs smaller than 20 mm can be resect by EMR. EMR-P and ESD-D as modified method have their respective advantages for the treatment of LSTs.