LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED COLONOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY

Citation
M. Averbach et al., LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED COLONOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY, Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy, 5(2), 1995, pp. 137-138
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
ISSN journal
10517200
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
137 - 138
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-7200(1995)5:2<137:LCP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
One of the most feared complications in the removal of moderate-sized or large sessile polyps is colonic perforation. Complete colonoscopic total excision of these kinds of polyps can be safely undertaken using laparoscopic assistance, which enables prompt diagnosis and treatment of perforation. Laparoscopy-assisted endoscopic polyp excision can be safely performed, avoiding critical septic complications and can also help in the selection of patients to appropriate colonic resection wi thout increasing morbidity or mortality.