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Which type of colonic polyps or mass-like lesions do you refer to an advanced endoscopist?

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Gastroenterology · Penn State Cancer Institute

Generally speaking, endoscopists should remove all polyps that he or she can confidently remove as their skills and time schedule will allow. I would avoid sending polyps to an advanced endoscopist at a separate procedure simply because it would take longer or the lesion is in a "tough spot". On the...

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Gastroenterology · University of Arizona

I appreciate Dr. @Dr. First Last’s perspective and would like to offer my perspective. Every endoscopist embarking on endoscopic resection should be well aware of the morphological and surface pit pattern analysis of polyps/mucosal lesions and be able to recognize early cancers.

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