Patients with incomplete colorectal polyp resections were at higher risk for more metachronous neoplasia and advanced neoplasia compared to patients who had a complete polyp resection, a post-hoc ...

Background and Aim: Adequate mucosal elevation by submucosal injection is important for definitive en bloc resection and prevention of perforation during endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with colorectal neoplastic polyps, colon segments with complete resection compared with those after ...

Piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection (PEMR) for complex colorectal polyps is an established technique with good outcomes compared with traditional surgery Patient preparation and careful lesion ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Polypectomy is a fundamental practice in colonoscopy, well known to effectively reduce colon cancer incidence ...

Endoscopic removal of colonic adenomatous polyps is a commonly used technique that reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer. A research group at the National Cancer Center, Korea revealed that ...

Among the estimated 6.3 million screening colonoscopies performed annually in the U.S., 4% to 11% demonstrate large colorectal polyp (>9 mm). Advances in endoscopic mucosal resection have resulted in ...

The first endoscopic suturing on a resection of a large polyp in the colon has been performed using Apollo Endosurgery’s new OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System, according to an Apollo news release.

A new study reports that in the absence of biopsy-proven invasive cancer, a second colonoscopy done at an expert center may be appropriate to reevaluate patients referred for surgical resection. In ...

A hyperplastic polyp is a growth that can develop in the colon or stomach. They do not always cause symptoms, but some people may experience rectal bleeding. Rarely, the polyps may be precancerous.

A total of 212 patients fulfilled the eligibility criteria for this study; of these 212 patients, 16 were excluded according to our criteria (Fig. 3). Thus, a total of 196 patients were enrolled and ...