Key Points:
- Data presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology suggests that large colon polyps found during screening or post-polypectomy surveillance may not require a separate colonoscopy for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR).
- A quality improvement project involved 204 patients who underwent EMR of 233 polyps during the same colonoscopies performed for screening, post-polypectomy surveillance, or diagnostic purposes. Only a small percentage of patients experienced post-polypectomy bleeding.
- Lead researcher Fnu Varnika emphasized the safety and effectiveness of EMR for large colonic polyps during colonoscopy, suggesting that this approach could reduce the need for additional scheduling of EMR procedures, saving time and resources.