Variation between Pathological Measurement and Endoscopically Estimated Size of Colonic Polyps | Zendy

Catarina AtalaiaMartins | Zendy; Pedro J. Marcos | Zendy; Carina Leal | Zendy; Sandra Barbeiro | Zendy; Alexandra Fernandes | Zendy; Antonieta Santos | Zendy; Liliana Eliseu | Zendy; Cláudia Gonçalves | Zendy; Isabel Cotrim | Zendy; M. Helena Vasconcelos | Zendy

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Variation between Pathological Measurement and Endoscopically Estimated Size of Colonic Polyps

Author(s) -

Catarina AtalaiaMartins,

Pedro J. Marcos,

Carina Leal,

Sandra Barbeiro,

Alexandra Fernandes,

Antonieta Santos,

Liliana Eliseu,

Cláudia Gonçalves,

Isabel Cotrim,

M. Helena Vasconcelos

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

ge portuguese journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 2341-4545

pISSN - 2387-1954

DOI - 10.1159/000491611

Subject(s) - pathological , colonoscopy , medicine , gastroenterology , biopsy , forceps , adenomatous polyps , surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer

Our study shows significant discordance between endoscopic and pathological size of colonic polyps with a clear tendency for endoscopic overestimation. Larger polyps are more difficult to accurately assess than smaller ones. This propensity for error was not related to colonoscopist's years of experience and seems to be an individual tendency.

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