Appendiceal Polypectomy at Colonoscopy
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Appendiceal polypectomy at colonoscopy.
poma and reduces bleeding from the biopsy site. Haemostatic clips were then applied to reduce the risk of perforation. Histopathology confirmed the polyp to be a tubular adenoma which was completely excised. Adenomatous polyps of the appendix are rare [1] with an incidence of 0.004–0.08% [2] . They pose hurdles in management due to difficulties in biopsying and excising these lesions endoscopic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Digestive Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0253-4886,1421-9883
DOI: 10.1159/000206148