RT Book, Section
A1 Jajoo, Kunal
A2 Greenberger, Norton J.
A2 Blumberg, Richard S.
A2 Burakoff, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 55959227
T1 Chapter 29. Polypectomy
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176848-1
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55959227
RD 2024/04/19
AB Many  epithelial  tumors  of  the  gastrointestinal  tract  develop  as  benign  polyps  before  becoming  malignant,  as  discussed  in  detail  in  earlier  sections  of  this  book.  These  may  be  symptomatic  or  asymptomatic,  pedunculated  or  sessile,  and  range  in  size  from  millimeters  to  many  centimeters  in  diameter.  If  confined  to  the  mucosa  or  superficial  submucosa,  they  are  nearly  all  amenable  to  endoscopic  removal  by  one  of  a  variety  of  polypectomy  techniques,  endoscopic  mucosal  resection  (EMR),  or  endoscopic  submucosal  dissection  (ESD).