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. 2024 Sep 3;18(5):764–780. doi: 10.5009/gnl240176

Table 1.

Bleeding Risk of Endoscopic Procedures

Low-risk (≤1%) High-risk (>1%)
High-risk Ultra-high-risk

Diagnostic endoscopy including mucosal biopsy

Cold snare polypectomy of colon polyp ≤1 cm

EUS without needle aspiration or biopsy

ERCP with stent placement

Papillary balloon dilatation without sphincterotomy

Diagnostic push or device-assisted enteroscopy

Capsule endoscopy

Esophageal, gastric, enteral, and colonic stenting (without significant dilatation)

Polypectomy

EUS with needle aspiration or biopsy

ERCP with sphincterotomy

Dilation of strictures

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or jejunostomy

Injection or band ligation of varices

Endoscopic submucosal dissection

Endoscopic mucosal resection of large colon polyp (≥2 cm)

Endoscopic papillectomy

EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.