The 'Difficult' Colonic Polyp

With improved instrumentation and endoscopic technique coupled with the pre-injection of an adrenaline/sclerosant mixture, nearly all pedunculated polyps can be rapidly and relatively easily removed. Only a few very large broad-based or sessile polyps require referral to the surgeon; even some of th...

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Main Author: Christopher B Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/601819
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description With improved instrumentation and endoscopic technique coupled with the pre-injection of an adrenaline/sclerosant mixture, nearly all pedunculated polyps can be rapidly and relatively easily removed. Only a few very large broad-based or sessile polyps require referral to the surgeon; even some of these can be managed endoscopically if the patient is unfit or unwilling for surgery, but willing to undergo multiple repeat endoscopies.
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