简介:Standardizedapproachtopolypectomyofdiminutivecolorectalpolyps(DCPs)islackingsincecoldbiopsyforcepshavebeenassociatedwithhighlevelsofrecurrence,hotbiopsyforcepsareconsideredinadequateandriskyandcoldsnaringiscurrentlyunderinvestigationforitsefficacyandsafety.Thishasledtoconfusionandagapinclinicalpractice.ThisarticlediscussestheusefulnessandcontemporarypracticalapplicabilityofhotbiopsyforcepsandprovideswellintentionedcriticismofthenewEuropeanguidelinesforthetreatmentofDCPs.Diminutivecolorectalpolypsareasourceoffrustrationfortheendoscopistsincetheirsmallsizeisaccompaniedbyaconsiderableriskofpremalignantneoplasiaandasmallbutnonnegligibleriskofadvancedneoplasiaandevencancer.Sincetheproportionofdiminutivecolorectalpolypsissubstantialandexceedsthatoflargerpolyps,theireffectiveremovalposesaconsiderableworkloadandatherapeuticchallenge.Duringthelastdecade,theintroductionofcoldsnaringtoroutineendoscopypracticehasattemptedtoovercometheuseofpriortechniques,suchashotbiopsyforceps.Itisimportanttorecognizethatwiththeexceptionofendoscopicmethodsthatareobviouslyunsafeandinadequatetoservetheirpurpose,allotherinterventionalendoscopicmethodsareoperator-dependentinthesensethatspecificexpertiseandtrainingareobligatoryforthesuccessofanytherapeuticintervention.Sincerelevantpublicationsonhotbiopsyforcepsarestillinfavorofitscarefuluse,asithasnotyetdemonstratedinferioritycomparedwithnewertechniques,itwouldbeprudentforanymedicalpractitionertoevaluatetheavailabletoolsandjudgeanynewproposedtechniquebasedontheevidencebeforeitisadopted.
简介:AIMToverifythevalidityoftheendoscopyguidelinesforpatientstakingwarfarinordirectoralanticoagulants(DOAC).METHODSWecollecteddatafrom218patientsreceivingoralanticoagulants(73DOACusers,145warfarinusers)and218patientsnotreceivinganyantithrombotics(age-andsexmatchedcontrols)whounderwentpolypectomy.(1)Weevaluatedpost-polypectomybleeding(PPB)riskinpatientsweassessedtherisksofPPBandthromboembolismbetweenthreeACmanagementmethods:DiscontinuingACwithheparinbridge(HPB)(endoscopyguidelinerecommendation),continuingAC,anddiscontinuingACwithoutHPB.RESULTSPPBratewassignificantlyhigherinwarfarinusersandDOACuserscomparedwithcontrols(13.7%and13.7%vs0.9%,P<0.001),butwasnotsignificantlydifferentbetweenrivaroxaban(13.2%),dabigatran(11.1%),andapixaban(13.3%)users.Twothromboemboliceventsoccurredinwarfarinusers,butnoneinDOACusers.Comparedwiththecontinuinganticoagulantgroup,thediscontinuinganticoagulantwithHPBgroup(guidelinerecommendation)hadahigherPPBrate(10.8%vs19.6%,P=0.087).ThesefindingsweresignificantlyevidentinwarfarinbutnotDOACusers.OnethromboticeventoccurredinthediscontinuinganticoagulantwithHPBgroupandthediscontinuinganticoagulantwithoutHPBgroup;noneoccurredinthecontinuinganticoagulantgroup.CONCLUSIONPPBriskwassimilarbetweenpatientstakingwarfarinandDOAC.Thromboembolismwasobservedinwarfarinusersonly.TheguidelinerecommendationsforHPBshouldbere-considered.