Morphometric study of the blood supply of pedunculated colon polyps: What is the optimal position on the stalk for snare resection?

Background and study aims: Bleeding after colonoscopic resection of pedunculated polyps cannot be easily predicted. The aims of this study were to evaluate the blood supply in pedunculated polyps and to clarify the optimal position on the polyp stalk for snare placement to prevent post-polypectomy h...

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Main Authors: Noriyuki Isohata, Daiki Nemoto, Kenichi Utano, Shungo Endo, Gaku Tanaka, David G. Hewett, Kazutomo Togashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1393082