TY - JOUR
T1 - Hybrid APC Colon EMR, A Novel Approach to Reduce Local Recurrence
AU - Levenick, John M.
AU - Groff, Andrew J.
AU - Manzo, Carl
AU - Lester, Courtney
AU - Maranki, Jennifer L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Background and Aims: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has become the standard for removing large colon polyps but has a 10%-30% recurrence rate using standard techniques. Data shows improved recurrence rates with focal therapy of the edge of the resection base using cautery. We examine a novel technique, hybrid APC assisted EMR, which treats both the edge and the base with cautery to assess its effect on local recurrence. Methods: We reviewed all EMRs of polyps >2 cm by a single endoscopist with 6-month follow-up from May 2018 to November 2019 using both standard EMR as well as hybrid APC assisted EMR to assess local recurrence as well adverse events. Results: Forty-eight patients with 59 polyps removed by EMR had full 6 month follow up with a mean age of 66.1 years of age, 45% were female. Thirty polyps were removed by hybrid APC assisted EMR and 29 removed with standard EMR. Overall, 0 (0%) polyps in the h-APC arm had local recurrence while 6 (20.7%) in the standard group had histological proven local recurrence (P = 0.01). Postresection bleeding occurred in 6 patients, 2 in the hAPC arm and 4 in the standard arm (P = 0.41). Conclusion: In this retrospective pilot study, hybrid APC assisted EMR was superior to conventional EMR for local recurrence after removal of large colon polyps and trended towards a less post-EMR bleeds.
AB - Background and Aims: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has become the standard for removing large colon polyps but has a 10%-30% recurrence rate using standard techniques. Data shows improved recurrence rates with focal therapy of the edge of the resection base using cautery. We examine a novel technique, hybrid APC assisted EMR, which treats both the edge and the base with cautery to assess its effect on local recurrence. Methods: We reviewed all EMRs of polyps >2 cm by a single endoscopist with 6-month follow-up from May 2018 to November 2019 using both standard EMR as well as hybrid APC assisted EMR to assess local recurrence as well adverse events. Results: Forty-eight patients with 59 polyps removed by EMR had full 6 month follow up with a mean age of 66.1 years of age, 45% were female. Thirty polyps were removed by hybrid APC assisted EMR and 29 removed with standard EMR. Overall, 0 (0%) polyps in the h-APC arm had local recurrence while 6 (20.7%) in the standard group had histological proven local recurrence (P = 0.01). Postresection bleeding occurred in 6 patients, 2 in the hAPC arm and 4 in the standard arm (P = 0.41). Conclusion: In this retrospective pilot study, hybrid APC assisted EMR was superior to conventional EMR for local recurrence after removal of large colon polyps and trended towards a less post-EMR bleeds.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tige.2021.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tige.2021.08.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116459966
SN - 2666-5107
VL - 24
SP - 10
EP - 15
JO - Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
JF - Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
IS - 1
ER -