Post-EMR for colorectal polyps, thermal ablation of defects reduces adenoma recurrence: A meta-analysis*

Background and study aims Adenoma recurrence is one of the key limitations of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), which occurs in 15 % to 30 % of cases during first surveillance colonoscopy. The main hypothesis behind adenoma recurrence is leftover micro-adenomas at the margins of post-EMR defects....

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Main Authors: Pujan Kandel, Murtaza Hussain, Deepesh Yadav, Santosh K. Dhungana, Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, Massimo Raimondo, Frank J. Lukens, Ghassan Bachuwa, Michael B. Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2022-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1922-7646