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Management of Complications After Endoscopic Polypectomy

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Abstract

Polypectomy is associated with complications such as bleeding, perforation, and post-polypectomy coagulation syndrome. Moreover, nearly 30% of patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating, and nausea that usually resolve within 24–48 h.

As for post-polypectomy bleeding and perforation, various databases report an 11-fold and threefold increased risk as compared to diagnostic colonoscopy; hence proper management of these common complications should be part of the background knowledge of every endoscopist.

The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with all the available evidences on the management of the most common post-polypectomy complications.

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Del Prete, V., Antonino, M., Vincenzo Buccino, R., Muscatiello, N., Facciorusso, A. (2018). Management of Complications After Endoscopic Polypectomy. In: Facciorusso, A., Muscatiello, N. (eds) Colon Polypectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59457-6_8

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