Abstract:Objective This study retrospectively analyzed the endoscopic features of laterally spreading tumor (LST) with the size ≥ 30 mm in elderly patients and explore the efficacy and follow-up results of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).Methods The clinical data of 94 patients with colorectal LST with diameter ≥ 30 mm treated with ESD from January 2016 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed, including 49 patients in the elderly group ( ≥ 60 years old) and 45 patients in the middle-young group (30 ~ 59 years old). The shape, location, size, complications after ESD, resection integrity of specimens, postoperative cutting edge and follow-up results were recorded.Results Patients in both groups successfully completed block resection of ESD. The average size of colorectal LST was (43.10 ± 18.49) mm in the elderly group and (43.27 ± 21.43) mm in the middle-young group respectively. Most of the lesions in the two groups were located in rectum and the morphology was nodular mixed. There was no significant difference in the average size, LST distribution and morphology between the two groups (P > 0.05). There were 7 cases of intraoperative perforation (14.3%) and 3 cases of postoperative bleeding (6.1%) in the elderly group. There was 1 case of intraoperative perforation (2.2%) and 2 cases of postoperative hemorrhage (4.4%) in the middle-young group. There was no significant difference in the incidence of complication between the two groups (P > 0.05). Postoperative pathology in both groups was mostly low grade intraepithelial neoplasia. There were 1 case of the incisal margin was positive in the elderly group (2.0%) and in 5 cases in the middle-young group (11.1%). There was no significant difference in postoperative pathology and incisal margin between the two groups (P > 0.05). Of the 94 patients, 86 completed postoperative follow-up, the median follow-up time was 21 months, there was no residual or recurrence of the lesions.Conclusion The endoscopic findings of large area colorectal LST in the elderly are similar to those in the middle-young patients. ESD is safe and effective in the treatment of large colorectal LST in elderly patients and the medium and long-term effects are comparable to those of and middle-young patients.