Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012;15(12):1301-1303

Endoscopic mucosal resection in the treatment of 2609 cases with colorectal polyps.

De-chang DENG 1 ; Xiao-ming FANG ; Hai-hong JU ; Wen-xiao SHEN ; Hai-fei YE

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China

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Chinese

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo explore the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) in the treatment of colorectal polyps.

METHODEMR was applied in the treatment of colorectal polyps.

RESULTSA total of 3578 polyps in 2609 patients were all completely resected except 2 cases and the integrated rate of samples was 99.6%. Intra- and post-operation complications occurred in 22 cases(0.8%), including 7 intraoperative bleeding, 5 postoperative bleeding, and 10 thermal burn, which were cured by symptomatic treatment. A total of 1530 (58.6%) cases were followed-up with 3-12 months and no relapse was found in former place of excision.

CONCLUSIONEMR can be applied in resection of colorectal polyps effectively and safely.