Sharma's Endoscopy Insights: Colorectal Polyps, EMR & Polypectomy

In this issue of “Endoscopy Insights,” I focus on endoscopic mucosal resection, colorectal polyps and the safety of polypectomy. The first study supports prophylactic clip closure as a way to reduce the rate of clinically significant postprocedural bleeding after EMR of large, right-sided, nonpedunculated colorectal polyps.

The second study found rectal nonpedunculated polyps tend to be larger,