Overview
Non-inferiority trial comparing the recurrence rate of adenomas in non-pedunculated colonic lesions following endoscopic mucosal resection with margin marking (EMR-MM) and endoscopic mucosal resection with thermal margin ablation (EMR-STSC)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Patient scheduled to undergo colonoscopy for the evaluation and removal of colon polyps
- Non-pedunculated polyps ≥ 20 mm size
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pedunculated polyps
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Lesions < 20 mm in size (largest dimension)
- Lesion involves the lips of the ileocecal valve, is located at the appendiceal orifice and/or is fully circumferential.
- Any standard contraindication, including pregnancy, to anesthesia and/or colonoscopy