Safety and efficacy of band ligation and auto-amputation as adjunct to EMR of colonic large laterally spreading tumors and polyps not amenable to routine polypectomy

摘要

The safety and efficacy of colonic band ligation and auto-amputation (1) as adjunct to endoscopic mucosal resection of large laterally spreading tumors and (2) for polyps not amenable to routine polypectomy due to polyp burden or difficult location remain unknown.