[Reducing postpolypectomy bleeding in colon and rectum]

Abstract

Postpolypectomy bleeding is the most common complication of colonoscopic polypectomy. When the Danish colorectal cancer screening programme is fully implemented it will generate approximately 40,000 colonoscopies and thousands of polypectomies, all with a bleeding risk. In that context we find it important to give evidence-based recommendations regarding techniques used to prevent postpolypectomy bleeding. A literature search was conducted for studies that investigate the various techniques used and recommendations are given.