Best Practices for Resection of Diminutive and Small Polyps in the Colorectum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2019.06.004
Abstract: Diminutive colorectal lesions are polyps and flat lesions 1 to 5 mm in size, and small are 6 to 9 mm in size. The best resection method is the cold snare. Cold forceps are acceptable for 1-… read more here.
Keywords: best practices; small polyps; diminutive small; resection diminutive ... See more keywords
Optical diagnosis expanded to small polyps: post-hoc analysis of diagnostic performance in a prospective multicenter study.
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DOI: 10.1055/a-0759-1605
Abstract: BACKGROUND Optical diagnosis can replace histopathology of diminutive (1 - 5 mm) polyps if surveillance intervals based on optical diagnosis of polyps have ≥ 90 % agreement with intervals based on polyp histology and if the negative predictive value (NPV) for… read more here.
Keywords: optical diagnosis; surveillance; histology; histopathology ... See more keywords