[Practical aspects of intracolonoscopic polypectomy]

Modern views are presented on endoscopic treatment of colonic polyps stressing the superiority of the method over surgical treatment used previously. The factors limiting the possibility of use of the endoscopic method are: the size, the configuration and the number of polyps. However, the extent of these limitations is small. The importance of histological examination of the removed polyp for the tactics of postoperative management is emphasized and a programme is proposed for oncological supervision after coloscopic polypectomy.