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Luisa Giavarini1, Luigi Boni1, Camillo Claudio Cortellezzi2
1Minimally Invasive Research Center, Department of General Surgery, Ospedale di Circolo Fondazione Macchi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Background And Purpose:
Cancer is a potential evolution of adenomatous polyps, that is why nowadays screening programs for colorectal cancer are widely diffused. Colonoscopy is the gold standard procedure for identifying and resecting polyps; however, for some polyps resection during colonoscopy is not possible. The aim of the present study is to identify a fast and safe procedure for endoscopically resecting unresectable polyps.
Methods:
Patients with endoscopically unresectable polyps were scheduled for laparoscopic wedge resection under colonoscopic assistance.
Results:
From November 2010 to November 2012 we treated 15 patients with endoscopically unresectable adenomatous polyps. All patients underwent a laparoscopic caecal wedge resection with intraoperative endoscopic assistance. All procedures were completed without complications and in all cases complete resection of the polyps was achieved.
Conclusions:
Laparoscopic wedge caecal resection with intraoperative colonoscopy is a fast and safe procedure that can be performed for large polyps that could not be treated endoscopically.
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