Cold Snare Polypectomy for Large Sessile Colonic Polyps: A Single-Center Experience

Colonoscopic polypectomy has been shown to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and the mortality. Postpolypectomy bleeding was reported to be lower with cold snare polypectomy (CSP) when compared with conventional polypectomy. CSP has traditionally been utilized only in smaller polyps below 1 cm. W...

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Main Authors: Thiruvengadam Muniraj, Ara Sahakian, Maria M. Ciarleglio, Yanhong Deng, Harry R. Aslanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/175959