Revising the definition of vertical margin involvement following endoscopic polypectomy may reduce unnecessary surgery in patients with malignant colorectal polyps

Revising the definition of vertical margin involvement following endoscopic polypectomy may reduce unnecessary surgery in patients with malignant colorectal polyps

Background and Study Aims Endoscopically resected malignant colorectal polyps (MCPs) present a dilemma regarding whether the risk of residual disease justifies a major bowel resection. Overtreatment is common, and the vast majority of patients who undergo resection have no residual tumor. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Colin Richards, Priyanthi Kumarasinghe, Hannah Hessamodini, Alice Waldron, Diharah Fernando, Rupert Hodder, Angela Jacques, Spiro Raftopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:JGH Open
Subjects:
endoscopic polypectomy
malignant polyp
nodal metastasis
vertical margin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12261

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12261

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