title: Colonoscopy and polypectomy.
abstract: An overview of colonoscopy and polypectomy is presented. The merits of this procedure are pointed out, highlighting the newer technics and those technics that have survived. The complications of colonoscopy and polypectomy are reviewed in detail.
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*