EMR is called endoscopic mucosal resection and ESD is called endoscopic submucosal dissection. Both of them can be used to remove polyps or early cancers in the digestive tract, etc. Usually, ESD cuts relatively cleanly, and the proportion of complete removal of the tumor is higher.
EMR is endoscopic mucosal resection, which is used to remove polyps on the mucosal surface, and can be used to remove the tumor by ligature, excision, and other methods, and EMR is often chosen for the treatment of submucosal masses with small diameters.
ESD, also known as endoscopic submucosal dissection, is a minimally invasive surgery to remove the diseased mucosa completely through endoscopy, and it is a kind of diagnostic and curative surgery, which is mainly used in the treatment of early esophageal cancer and early gastric cancer, etc. Compared with EMR, EMR is generally used to remove polyps on the surface of mucosa. Compared with EMR, ESD is generally cleaner and less invasive, with a lower recurrence rate, and can remove the mass completely.
If you need to undergo EMR or ESD surgery, please go to regular hospitals in time, and choose the appropriate treatment method according to the patient’s own situation and under the guidance of the doctor.