Table 1.
Summary of Relevant Clinical Data From Selected Series on Difficult Polypectomies Published Over the Last 10 Years
| Author(s)/year | Polyps (sessile) | Size (mm) | En-bloc resection (%) | Piecemeal resection (%) | Cancer rate (%) | Bleeding (%) | Perforation (%) | Postpolypectomy syndrome (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stergiou N, et al.55 2003. | 68 (41) | >30 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Church JM.56 2003. | 263 (all) | >20 | 30 | 70 | 6 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Doniec JM, et al.57 2003. | 186 (141) | >30 | 11 | 89 | 9 | 18 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Conio M, et al.31 2004. | 136 (all) | >20 | 0 | 100 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Pérez Roldán F, et al.58 2004. | 147 (74) | >20 | 49 | 51 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Arebi N, et al.59 2007. | 161 (all) | >20 | 0 | 100 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Overhiser AJ, Rex DK.45 2007. | 184 (all) | >20 | 15 | 85 | 16* | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Swan MP, et al.44 2009. | 193 (186) | 10–80 | 34 | 66 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 6.4 |
*
Including high-grade dysplasia.