ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy (Live and Virtual) | May 2023-Session 4 Debate

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Video Summary

In this video, two doctors engage in a debate about the use of cold snare polypectomy for the removal of polyps. They discuss the technique, snares used for the procedure, potential complications, safety, and effectiveness. They also touch on the use of cold snare polypectomy for different types and sizes of polyps, such as polyps smaller than a centimeter, sessile serrated lesions, and adenomas ranging from 10 to 19 millimeters and 20 millimeters and above. While there is limited randomized trial data, the doctors conclude that cold snare polypectomy is generally a safe and effective technique for the removal of most polyps, but caution is needed for larger polyps and those with suspect invasive growth. The debate ends with one doctor conceding that the other has won the debate. No credits are provided.

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Audrey Calderwood, MD, FASGE and Evelien Dekker, MD

Keywords

cold snare polypectomy

polyps

technique

safety

effectiveness