Tip 33: Tips for Resection of Pedunculated Lesions | September 2021-Tip 33: Tips for Resection of Pedunculated Polyps

Tip 33: Tips for Resection of Pedunculated Polyps

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Brooks Cash provides tips for resecting pedunculated lesions to optimize oncologic outcomes. The goal is to get low on the stalk to ensure clear margins in case there is cancer present. Dr. Cash demonstrates the technique using various examples, emphasizing the importance of getting the snare over the head of the polyp, closing low on the stalk, and using forced coag current to minimize bleeding. He also discusses the use of water filling and patient position changes to facilitate snaring. The video concludes with a summary of the techniques and their potential outcomes. For more information, visit the ASGE website.

Keywords

resecting pedunculated lesions

oncologic outcomes

clear margins

snare technique

forced coag current