Safety of cold polypectomy for &lt; 10 mm polyps at colonoscopy: a prospective multicenter study

Repici, Alessandro; Hassan, Cesare; Vitetta, E.; Ferrara, E.C.; Manes, Gianpiero; Gullotti, G.; Princiotta, Alessandro; Dulbecco, Pietro; Gaffuri, Nicola; Bettoni, Elisabetta; Pagano, Nico; Rando, Giacomo; Strangio, G.; Carlino, A.; Romeo, Fabio; D. Ferreira, Daniel; Zullo, Angelo; Ridola, Lorenzo; Malesci, Alberto

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1291387

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Safety of cold polypectomy for < 10 mm polyps at colonoscopy: a prospective multicenter study

Published in Endoscopy • Nov 28, 2011

Authors:

Alessandro Repici

Cesare Hassan

E. Vitetta

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cold polypectomy techniques (without electrocautery) by means of biopsy forceps or snare are widely adopted for the removal of subcentimetric polyps. However, few data are available on the safety of this approach. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of cold polypectomy for sub...

Subject

Medicine

Polypectomy

Colonoscopy

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