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Current management of diminutive colorectal polyps in T aiwan
Author(s) -
Chiu HanMo,
Chang LiChun,
Shun ChiaTung,
Wu MingShiang,
Wang HsiuPo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/den.12260
Subject(s) - diminutive , medicine , colonoscopy , dysplasia , pathological , cohort , gastroenterology , endoscopy , colorectal cancer , general surgery , cancer , philosophy , linguistics
The majority of polyps detected during colonoscopy are diminutive polyps, for which the cost of pathological analysis is substantial. In our analysis of a screening cohort of 10 737 subjects undergoing screening colonoscopy, a total of 15 877 neoplastic lesions were detected, of which 10 816 (68.1%) were diminutive lesions. Of those diminutive lesions, 90 (0.83%) had a villous component, 14 (0.1%) had high‐grade dysplasia, and none had invasive cancer. Only 1.3% of patients were advised to decrease their surveillance interval because of unfavorable histology. Laws regulating medical practice, uncertainty regarding the accuracy of endoscopic diagnosis of diminutive polyps outside of academic centers, and the relatively low cost of pathological analysis are among the barriers to adopting a ‘resect and discard’ practice in T aiwan.