Complications and surgical intervention of endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal diseases        CAO Hui, ZHAO Gang, QIU Wei-qing. Department of General Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
Corresponding author: CAO Hui, E-mail: caohuishcn@hotmail.com
Abstract    Endoscopic treatment is increasingly accepted and has been applicable for treatment of gastrointestinal disease. Compared with surgery, endoscopic treatment is safer, more effective, faster recovery with satisfactory surgical outcome. Endoscopic treatment can be used for the lesions located at mucous layer without lymph node metastasis. Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery is preferred for the treatment of lesions located at muscularis mucosa or muscularis propria. Once the complications such as perforation or bleeding happened in the treating process of endoscopic treatment, surgical intervention should be performed in time.