title: [Laparoscopic surgery for endoscopically irretrievable colonic polyps].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The vast majority of benign colorectal neoplasms can be safely removed by colonoscopic polypectomy; while peduncolated polyps can be easily endoscopically excised, the removal of sessile polyps may be more difficult.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 1997 and December 1998, 12 patients underwent laparoscopic or laparoscopic-assisted colonic resection for treatment of endoscopically irretrievable colonic polyps; this group was compared to 12 patients who underwent a laparotomic approach for polyps in the same period of time and to 23 patients who previously underwent similar laparoscopic resections.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences between laparoscopic and laparotomic groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic or laparoscopic-assisted colonic resection for treatment of endoscopically irretrievable colonic polyps remains our preferred method of treating these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia Colorettale, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lauro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cirocchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonzo Poza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doria
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gruttadauria
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giustozzi
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Wexner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male