title: Endoscopic electrosurgical polypectomies of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: The electrosurgical removal of polypoid lesions from the upper gastrointestinal tract with the esophagogastro-duodenoscope has proven to be a safe, effective, and relatively inexpensive procedure. Twenty-six polypectomies performed on 24 different patients are presented. Polyps were removed from the distal esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and jejunum. There were no significant complications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*