Prospective Randomized Comparison of Cold Snare Polypectomy and Conventional Polypectomy for Small Colorectal Polyps

Abstract

Cold polypectomy was superior to conventional polypectomy in terms of procedure time and post-polypectomy abdominal symptoms. The two methods were otherwise essentially identical in terms of bleeding risk and complete polyp retrieval. Cold polypectomy is therefore the preferred method for removal of small colorectal polyps.