179 high-risk colorectal polypectomy. Prevention of complications in one or two steps

Introduction: The endoscopic polypectomy of large pedunculated or sessile polyps involves many kinds of high risk complications, such as the haemorrhage: the occurrence of which, according to published reports varies between 0.3% and 6.1%. The most severe complication is perforation. From the point of view of complication, polyps bigger than 1.5cm are high-risk. Aims and Methods: The authors during 2008–2009 conducted 179 high-risk colorectal (CR) polypectomies retrospectively. In the survey the results of the haemostatic easement methods in one or two steps used for prevention are analysed. The aim of the study…