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Title: [Polypectomy of the stomach and colon. 6 years' analysis]. Author: Liebe S, Wohlgemuth B. Journal: Z Gesamte Inn Med; 1984 Apr 01; 39(7):135-8. PubMed ID: 6730588. Abstract: From August 1976 till December 1982 855 polyps were removed by endoscopic polypectomy from the upper and lower digestive tract in 450 patients. With 0.70% the complication rate was very low. Altogether 6 haemorrhages were observed, three of which had to be treated by a transfusion. There did not occur neither a complication which had to be treated surgically nor a fatal one. Among the colon polyps in 9% and among the gastric polyps in 2.9% a malignant change was found. The macroscopic picture of a polyp does not allow a conclusion to the histological findings. Therefore the endoscopic polypectomy and the careful histological investigation of the polyp demand a close cooperation between specialist in endoscopy and pathologist.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]