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. 2017 Jun 23;5(7):E580–E586. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-105491

Table 3. Cold snare resection versus hot snare resection.

Cold snare resection (n = 195 patients) Hot snare resection (n = 38 patients)
Overall

  • Polyps 6 – 9 mm

 461 polyps (91.5 %) 71 polyps (85.5 %)

  • Polyps 10 – 12 or 10 – 14 mm 1

 43 polyps (8.5 %) 12 polyps (14.5 %)

  • Average polyp size

   7.39 mm (± 3.77)  7.42 mm (±1.59)
Location

  • Cecum

  23 polyps (4.5 %)  4 polyps (4.8 %)

  • Ascending colon

  81 polyps (16.1 %) 15 polyps (18.1 %)

  • Transverse colon

 108 polyps (21.4 % 17 polyps (20.5 %)

  • Descending colon

  60 polyps (11.9 %)  7 polyps (8.4 %)

  • Sigmoid

 122 polyps (24.2 %) 31 polyps (37.3 %)

  • Rectum

 110 polyps (21.8 %) 9 polyps (10.8 %)
1

Polyps 10 – 12 mm in hot snare resection and 10 – 14 mm in cold snare resection.