2024 Senior Fellows Program (2nd & 3rd Year) | September 2024-Polyp Predicaments: Techniques for Tricky Removals

Polyp Predicaments: Techniques for Tricky Removals

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In this presentation, an advanced endoscopist shares insights and tips about polypectomy, highlighting it as a valuable niche within endoscopy. She discusses various techniques and tools for removing polyps, emphasizing the importance of avoiding unnecessary surgeries for benign polyps and maximizing non-invasive methods. Key techniques covered include inject and snare, underwater EMR, hot avulsion, and the use of clear caps and retroflexion for difficult polyps. She also introduces the development of a compensation benchmarking database by ASGE to help gastroenterologists access salary and workload data. The presentation stresses the significance of repetition and methodical approaches in polypectomy, as well as the value of post-EMR follow-ups to assess the effectiveness of the resection.

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Ashley Faulx, MD, MASGE

Keywords

polypectomy

endoscopy

non-invasive methods

ASGE compensation database

post-EMR follow-ups

advanced techniques