Research Article

Cold Snare Polypectomy for Large Sessile Colonic Polyps: A Single-Center Experience

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristic

Mean age 64.60 (±11.01)
Female ()19 (63.33%)
Male 11 (36.67%)
Mean polyp size (mm)19.00 (±8.8)
Mean procedure time (min)57.37 (17.13)
Number of polyps in an individual patient
 (i) 1 polyp 23 (76.67%)
 (ii) 2 polyps 6 (20%)
 (iii) 3 polyps 1 (3.33%)
Fragmented (removed piecemeal) () 28/30 (93.3%)
Location of polyp
 (i) Right colon 24/30 (80%)
Pathology
 (i) Tubular adenoma 19/30 (63.33%)
 (ii) Sessile serrated 10/30 (33.33%)
 (iii) Hyperplastic 1/30 (3.33%)