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Polypectomy characteristics
| Polyp characteristics | Number or percentage |
| Number of polyps | 225 |
| Polyps per patient | 1.8 |
| Average polyp size (mm) | 5.1 ± 2.2 |
| Range of polyp size (mm) | 2-15 |
| Polypectomy method | Cold snare (48%) |
| Snare/cautery after saline injection (30%) | |
| Snare/cautery, no saline injection (16%) | |
| Cold biopsy (4%) | |
| Cold snare after saline injection (1%) | |
| Polyp histology | Neoplastic (70%) |
| Non-neoplastic (20%) | |
| Lost specimen (10%) |
