Colon polyps surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Overview

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for colon polyps. Surgery is indicated for all colon polyps that are detected during screening for colorectal cancer. There are different surgical treatments for colon polyps including polypectomy, laparoscopic surgery and total proctocolectomy. All polyps must be sent to pathology laboratory for the biopsy.

Surgery is indicated for all colon polyps that are detected during screening for colorectal cancer.^[1]

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for colon polyps.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
All polyps must be sent to pathology laboratory for the biopsy.
There are different surgical treatments for colon polyps including:
- Polypectomy during colonoscopy which there are different techniques including:
  - Endoscopic forceps polypectomy
  - Endoscopic snare polypectomy
  - Endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection (ESD)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Arnesen, R. B.; Ginnerup-Pedersen, B.; Poulsen, P. B.; von Benzon, E.; Adamsen, S.; Laurberg, S.; Hart-Hansen, O. (2016). “Cost-effectiveness of computed tomographic colonography: a prospective comparison with colonoscopy”. Acta Radiologica. 48 (3): 259–266. doi:10.1080/02841850601182139. ISSN 0284-1851.
↑ Winawer, Sidney J. (2015). “The History of Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Personal Perspective”. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 60 (3): 596–608. doi:10.1007/s10620-014-3466-y. ISSN 0163-2116.
↑ Rameshshanker, R.; Wilson, Ana (2016). “Electronic Imaging in Colonoscopy: Clinical Applications and Future Prospects”. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 14 (1): 140–151. doi:10.1007/s11938-016-0075-1. ISSN 1092-8472.
↑ O’Connell, Brendon M; Crockett, Seth D (2017). “The clinical impact of serrated colorectal polyps”. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 9: 113–125. doi:10.2147/CLEP.S106257. ISSN 1179-1349.