Novel perfusion system using continuous liquid-suction catheter attachment in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection with water pressure method (with video)

Water pressure method (WPM) is useful for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), characterized not only by underwater conditions but also by active water pressure via the waterjet function. However, the extension of the colorectum by injecting excess water and contaminating the operative field by stool and bleeding have been issues. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a novel perfusion system using a continuous liquid-suction catheter attachment (CLCA) in colorectal ESD with WPM. We retrospectively reviewed cases in which the perfusion system was used in colorectal ESD with WPM between August 2022 and September 2023. We evaluated clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes, volume of injection by the waterjet function, volume of suction by the endoscope and CLCA, and concentration of floating matter in the operative field over time. Thirty-one cases were enrolled. The median lesion size was 30 (range, 15–100) mm. In all cases, en bloc resection was achieved without perforation. The median injection volume was 2312 (range, 1234–13,866) g. The median suction volumes by the endoscope and CLCA were 918 (range, 141–3162) and 1147 (range, 254–11,222) g, respectively. The median concentration of floating matter in the operative field (measured in 15 cases) was 15.3 (range, 7.3–112) mg/mL when the endoscope arrived at the lesion and 8.0 (range, 3.2–16) mg/mL after endoscopically washing at the beginning of the ESD. It ranged from 7.6 to 13.4 mg/dL every 20 min during ESD. This perfusion system could prevent the extension of the lumen and maintain a good field of view in colorectal ESD with WPM.