Colonoscopy with polypectomy is associated with a low rate of complications in patients with cirrhosis

Background and study aims: Cirrhotic patients are at a theoretically increased risk of bleeding. The safety of polypectomy in cirrhosis is poorly defined. Patients and methods: We performed a retrospective review of patients with cirrhosis who underwent colonoscopic polypectomy at a terti...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Huang, Ryan B. Perumpail, Nirav Thosani, Ramsey Cheung, Shai Friedland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-111317