[Excision and removal of multiple polyps of the colon (author's transl)]

Nowadays polyps in the gastrointestinal tract are usually removed under endoscopy, the method being highly effective and of low risk. Endoscopic removal, if necessary in several sessions, can be easily done even if there are multiple polyps of the colon. Altogether 69 polyps were removed from a 33-year-old woman, their microscopic appearance showing various degrees of proliferation. Complete removal of the polyp is of decisive importance, accomplished by enema wash-out. The diagnostic point of polypectomy lies in the histological assessment of the entire material which has been removed.