Table 4. Types of snare polypectomy.
Cold | Hot | P | ||||||||
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Median ± SD or n % | Median | Median ± SD or n % | Median | |||||||
Polyp type | Flat | 1 | 2.1% | 4 | 10.3% | 0.054χ² | ||||
Pedunculated | 5 | 10.4% | 9 | 23.1% | ||||||
Sessile | 42 | 87.5% | 26 | 66.7% | ||||||
Location | Distal colon | 32 | 66.7% | 26 | 66.7% | 1.000χ² | ||||
Proximal colon | 16 | 33.3% | 13 | 33.3% | ||||||
Polyp size (mm) | 7.0 | ± | 2.1 | 6.0 | 9.0 | ± | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0.011m |
mMann-Whitney U test; χ²chi-square test. SD = standard deviation.