"Lateral Spreading Tumors" (LSTs) are dysplastic lesions whose protrusion within the lumens the colon is not more than twice as compared to the surrounding non-dysplastic mucosa. They can be divided into two groups: Granular type (LST-G) and Non Granular type (LST-NG) Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are currently the most used techniques to resect this type of lesions. Compared to other methods of tissue ablation, EMR allows to carry out the histological evaluation of the resected fragments and ESD of the lesion in toto ("en bloc") EMR is currently the most used technique for removal of LST, but for lesions of ≥ 30 mm the resection is performed "piecemeal", i.e. fragmentary. This can compromise an adequate histological evaluation of the lateral and deep margins of the lesion. Colonic EMR (EMR-S) is usually performed using a polypectomy snare, after lifting the lesion from the underlying layers with a submucosal injection of liquid (EMR standard or "inject-and-cut"). The aspiration of the lesion inside a plastic cap preloaded on the tip of the colonoscope ("cap-assisted EMR" - EMR-C) is almost exclusively used for the treatment of gastric and esophageal lesions. Its use for lesions of the colon and duodenum has been reported in limited experiences The principal aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of the EMR-C for the removal of large colonic LST-G and LST-NG, comparing it with EMR-S.
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Proportion of patients with residual lesions within 12 months.
Timeframe: within 12 months
Proportion of patients with recurrence at 12 months.
Timeframe: at 12 months