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ArticleRomanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie

The quality of colorectal polypectomy. Is it enough to have just a visual assessment of the site?

Mihaela Caliţa, Dan Nicolae Florescu, Costin Teodor Streba, Andreea Doriana Stănculescu, Mirela Marinela Florescu, Petrică Popa, Dan Ionuţ Gheonea, Carmen Nicoleta Oancea, Adrian Săftoiu

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Article in Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mihaela CaliţaDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; nicku.dan@gmail.com.
Dan Nicolae Florescu
Costin Teodor Streba
Andreea Doriana Stănculescu
Mirela Marinela Florescu
Petrică Popa
Dan Ionuţ Gheonea
Carmen Nicoleta Oancea
Adrian Săftoiu
University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPerforming a colonoscopy allows the examination of the entire colon and the assessment of polyps. PATIENTS, MATERIALS AND

methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from January 2018 until February 2020 (two years), in which we enrolled a number of 210 patients performing colonoscopy in the Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania. We performed 326 polypectomies.

resultsWe classified the polyps into diminutive (n=169), small (n=103) and large polyps (n=54). Regarding the polypectomy technique, our results indicated that 40 out of 48 (83.3%) polypectomies with the biopsy forceps were complete, as well as 27 out of 31 (87.1%) cold snare polypectomies and 12 out of 14 (85.7%) hot snare polypectomies. The differences were not statistically significant (p=0.116). Regarding the number of incomplete polypectomies, our data suggests that the high expertise endoscopist had two incomplete resections (5.1% of total), the medium expertise endoscopist 1 had also two incomplete resections (11.1% of total), the medium expertise endoscopist 2 had three incomplete resections (15% of total), the limited expertise endoscopist 1 had three incomplete resections (27.27% of total) and the limited expertise endoscopist 2 had four incomplete resections (30.76% of total). Analyzing the data, the differences were statistically significant (p=0.006).

conclusionsOur study is able to suggest that high-definition white-light endoscopy (HD-WLE) macroscopic visualization of the polyp resection site is not enough to assess complete polyp resection and follow-up colonoscopy should be performed for cases with incomplete margins of resection.

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Colonic PolypsColorectal NeoplasmsBiopsyColonoscopyHumansRetrospective Studies

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PMID34171078
PMCPMC8343597
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