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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cold endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) showed a superior safety profile over traditional hot EMR for large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps measuring ≥ 20 mm, with significantly lower risks of ...

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 ...

The figure was derived from‘International consensus on the management of large (≥20 mm) non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: A World Endoscopy Organisation Delphi study’; Djinbachian et al, 2023; Under ...

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 surgeon speaks with a patient about colon cancer screening. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal ...

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.