title: Efficient technique for retrieving small polyps from the colon and rectum following snare polypectomy.
abstract: The use of a 4- x 4-inch gauze pad at the suction port during snare colonoscopic polypectomy facilitates the retrieval of polyps. This technique is a simple, rapid, and cost-effective method of retrieving small polyps for pathologic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Mount Carmel Health Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Khanduja
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pons
mesh_terms: D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction