For nonpedunculated polyps measuring 3 mm or less, cold forceps polypectomy is noninferior to cold snare polypectomy and takes significantly less time, according to the results of the TINYPOLYP trial.
“In our trial, which is the largest to date evaluating complete resection of polyps ≤3 mm using cold forceps vs cold snare, we demonstrate that it is acceptable to remove ≤3 mm polyps with either cold snare or cold forceps,” lead author Mike Wei, MD, a gastroenterology and hepatology fellow at Stanford University, in California, told Medscape Medical News.