KNACKS AND PURPOSE OF POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SHIELDING FOR POST-TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS FROM GASTROINTESTINAL TUMORS

Abstract

With the increase of endoscopic treatments, the need to consider how to approach complications has also increased. Shielding uses polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue and has been used in surgery for many years-recently it has also been applied in the field of endoscopy. In this paper, I describe the preparation of polyglycolic acid sheets and fibrin glue utilized for the shielding method and how to perform this shielding method for each organ (esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and large intestine) as well as its purpose (prevention of stenosis, delayed perforation, and delayed bleeding). Because of the great success of polyglycolic acid shielding in surgery, I expect this method will be more widely applied in the future.