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Clinical Application of Single-Surgeon, Three-Port, Laparoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction
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Colonic polyps: are we ready to resect and discard?
Cesare Hassan1, Alessandro Repici, Angelo Zullo
1Digestive Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy. cesareh@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Colorectal cancer represents a major cause of mortality in Western countries, and population-based colonoscopy screening is supported by official guidelines. A significant determinant of the cost of colonoscopy screening/surveillance is driven by polypectomy of diminutive (≤5 mm) lesions. When considering the low prevalence of advanced neoplasia within diminutive polyps, the additional cost of pathologic examination is mainly justified by the need to differentiate between precancerous adenomatous versus hyperplastic polyps. The aim of this review is to summarize the data supporting the clinical application of a resect and discard strategy, also addressing the potential pitfalls associated with this approach.
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