Table 3. Types of polypectomy.
| Forceps | Snare | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median ± SD or n (%) | Median | Median ± SD or n (%) | Median | |||
| Polyp type | Flat | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (5.5%) | 0.004χ² | ||
| Pedunculated | 3 (3.9%) | 14 (15.4%) | ||||
| Sessile | 73 (96.1%) | 72 (79.1%) | ||||
| Location | Distal colon | 40 (52.6%) | 60 (65.9%) | 0.081χ² | ||
| Proximal colon | 36 (47.4%) | 31 (34.1%) | ||||
| Polyp size (mm) | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.8 ± 3.2 | 7.0 | 0.000m | |
mMann-Whitney U test; χ²chi-square test. SD = standard deviation.