Removing a Polyp

St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Correspondence: Dr Robert Enns, St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, 300-1144 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2A5. Telephone 604-688-6332, fax 604-689-2004, e-mail renns@interchange.ubc.ca Each day, endoscopists perform a myriad of tasks; many of them become routine and our practices relatively fixed. However, with advancing technology and new methodology it is critical that adjustments by physicians occur in an effort to maintain high standards of practice. We have therefore created a new section for The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology aimed at the endoscopist. It is designed with a simple, yet important emphasis on principles of endoscopy with a practical ‘day-to-day’ directive. Each publication of the Journal will be accompanied by an article emphasizing a specific practical view of an endoscopic procedure. These will tend to focus upon exactly how it is performed, with particular emphasis on the practical issues of sedation, choice of instruments and accessories, etc. For this month we have selected ‘How do I remove a polyp’ as the first publication in this new section. We would like to invite submissions of a similar nature for this section, which we believe will serve not only to educate the reader, but to ensure that high standards are maintained and patient outcomes are improved.