Cool it now: a new addition for resecting 10- to 14-mm polyps

In this month ’s Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Yabuuchi et al1 present their prospective data on the safety and efficacy of cold snare EMR of polyps measuring 10 to 14 mm. The authors use a rigorous standard of “histologic complete resection,” defined by visual en bloc resection, a pathologically negative vertical margin, and no neoplastic tissue in 4-quadrant biopsy specimens taken around the resection margin. This leads to some illuminating data, and there are lessons to learn from the results. But let’s first ask an important question.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research