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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2020; 08(09): E1111-E1114
DOI: 10.1055/a-1196-1602
Editorial

Prevention of delayed post-polypectomy bleeding: Should we amend the 2017 ESGE Guideline?

Alexandra Mack
1   Department of Endoscopic Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
,
Dileep Mangira
1   Department of Endoscopic Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2   Department of Medicine - Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
,
Alan Moss
1   Department of Endoscopic Services, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2   Department of Medicine - Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Colonoscopy and polypectomy of adenomatous polyps decreases risk of colorectal cancer [1] [2]. Bleeding is a known serious complication, with delayed post-polypectomy bleeding (DPPB) occurring at a rate of around 0.23 % to 1.9 % for polyps overall [3] [4] [5], and 7 % for large polyps removed by endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) [6].



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Prophylactic hemoclips in prevention of delayed post-polypectomy bleeding for ≥ 1 cm colorectal polyps: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsEndosc Int Open 2020; 08(09): E1102-E1110
DOI: 10.1055/a-1164-6315

 

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