Cold snare polypectomy for non-pedunculated colon polyps greater than 1 cm

Background and study aims Colonic polyps > 1 cm in size are commonly managed using hot polypectomy techniques. The most frequent adverse events (delayed bleeding, post-polypectomy syndrome, and perforation) are related to electrocautery-induced injury. We hypothesized that cold resection of large...

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Main Authors: Cyrus Piraka, Ahmed Saeed, Akbar K. Waljee, Ajish Pillai, Ryan Stidham, B. Joseph Elmunzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-101696