Polypectomies: colonic endoscopic resections.
The authors present their experience with 924 colonoscopic polypectomies in 549 patients. Postpolypectomy bleeding was 0.36% without perforations. Complications associated with the procedure are analyzed; evaluating the risk, diagnosis and treatment based on a survey of the literature and personal experience.
Nahas
S C
SC
Division of Coloproctology, Hospital das Clínicas University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
Alves
P R
PR
Borba
M R
MR
Nahas
C S
CS
Sobrado Júnior
C W
CW
Araújo
S E
SE
Bringel
R W
RW
Lourenção
J L
JL
Habr-Gama
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery