Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To study the application of a new assisted technique snare in combination with cotton in treatment of early gastrointestinal digestive lesions under endoscopic submucosal dissection.?Methods?A retrospective study of 40 cases of upper gastrointestinal early cancer from June 2016 to February 2019 was conducted. The patients were divided into the control group and the modified traction group. The control group underwent traditional endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), while the modified traction group used a snare with cotton traction to assist with ESD, including complete resection rate, operative time, intraoperative and postoperative complications. The average number of hospital stays after surgery was compared.?Results?There were no significant differences in age, gender composition, tumor location and diameter between the two groups (P?>?0.05). The complete resection rate of 40 patients with upper gastrointestinal early cancer in the two groups was 100%. The operation time was (73.95?±?13.04) min, (50.95?±?12.62) min, and the operation time of the modified traction group was significantly shorter than that of the control group. The difference was statistically significant (t?=?4.74, P?0.01). In the control group, there were 2 cases of intraoperative hemorrhage, 2 cases of delayed bleeding and perforation after operation, but all the patients were treated by endoscopic treatment and discharged. The hospital stays in the two groups were (10.21?±?3.74)?d and (6.05?±?2.56)?d, respectively. The hospital stay in the modified traction group was significantly shorter than that in the control group (t?=?9.15, P?0.01). All the specimens were negative for pathological bottom margin and lateral margin. Forty patients were followed up to the time of writing and did not relapse without long-term complications such as postoperative esophagogastric stricture.?Conclusion?The snare combined with the cotton traction aid can provide a good surgical field for ESD operators, reduce the risk of complications while shortening the operation time, and the device is simple and can be used as an effective treatment for ESD in the treatment of mucosal lesions assisting equipments.