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. 2024 Mar 7;18(1):110–116. doi: 10.1159/000536487

Table 2.

Previously reported cases of complications of polypectomy

Author Year Cases Complications Polypectomy method Risk factors Bowel preparations Other possible causes
DM CKD others
Satake et al. [12] 2016 1 Submucosal abscess and intussusception EMR + bad Disruption of the mucosal barrier by endoscopic resection
García-García et al. [13] 2016 1 Abdominal wall abscess Polypectomy N/A The mesenteric fatty tissue covering the delayed perforation had extended into the abdominal wall over time
Kim et al. [11] 2020 3 Liver abscess EMR N/A Disruption of the mucosal barrier by endoscopic resection
Liver cyst infection
Young et al. [14] 2021 1 Perforation CSP N/A Not described
Geng et al. [15] 2022 1 Septic shock EMR + N/A (1) Prolonged bleeding and hematoma restricted blood supply to the submucosal layer
(2) Chronic mucosa inflammation by parasitic infection may have contributed to infection
Iwano et al. [16] 2022 1 Perforation CSP + PSL user N/A Delayed wound healing and intestinal wall weakness, thinning, and necrosis by corticosteroids

EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection; DM, diabetes mellitus; CSP, cold snare polypectomy; CKD, chronic kidney disease; PSL, prednisolone; N/A, not available.