title: Hemoclip-assisted endoscopic polypectomy of large superior duodenal angle polyp using a needle knife.
abstract: Endoscopic polypectomy of a large polyp can be difficult due to inability to snare the polyp. The difficulty may increase when the polyp is located at turning corner of the bowel. We presented a case of a 3 cm-sized large pedunculated polyp located at the superior duodenal angle that was not amenable to conventional snare polypectomy, but was instead successfully resected by hemoclip-assisted and needle knife method. Such experience has not been reported in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of internal Medicine, Shalu Tungs Memorial Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC. lienfu42@ms10.hinet.net
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Siauw
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments