You find a 2.3 cm polyp in the right colon during a screening colonoscopy. Does this patient need a colectomy? Is polypectomy ok? What should I do?? Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson and Tess Aulet as they discuss the endoscopic management of advanced colorectal polyps.
This video is accompanied by a podcast, which can be streamed via Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast/id980990143), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2yHr0A4N7NJk4NoTcNd1z7), and all other podcast platforms. Interested in learning more about specific topics in Colorectal Surgery? Check out the Virtual Education Series in Colorectal Surgery on Sunday Evenings at 7 pm EST @CRSVirtualEd or visit our website at http://jc.kethman.org. References: Cohan JN, Donahue C, Pantel HJ, Ricciardi R, Kleiman DA, Read TE, Marcello PW. Endoscopic Step Up: A Colon-Sparing Alternative to Colectomy to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs for Patients With Advanced Neoplastic Polyps. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Jun;63(6):842-849. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001645. PMID: 32118624. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32118624/ NCCN guidelines: https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/guidelines-detail?category=1&id=1428 Kudo Classification: Kudo S, Tamura S, Nakajima T, Yamano H, Kusaka H, Watanabe H. Diagnosis of colorectal tumorous lesions by magnifying endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 1996; 44: 8-14 [PMID:8836710] UpToDate. Chromoendoscopy. Author:Marcia Irene Canto, MD, MHSSection Editor:John R Saltzman, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAFDeputy Editor:Kristen M Robson, MD, MBA, FACG. Literature review current through: May 2021. | This topic last updated: Jan 14, 2021. Haggit and Kikuchi classification: Haggitt RC, Glotzbch RE, Soffer EE, Wruble LD. Prognostic factors in colorectal carcinomas arising in adenomas: implications for lesions removed by endoscopic polypectomy. Gastroenterology 1985; 89: 328-36.