Polypectomy Procedure
Hyperplastic Gastric Polyp (2 of 3)
Endoscopic view of polypectomy. The snare-wire is placed around the neck of the polyp.
Gastric Polyps - Endoscopy (2 of 3)
The image and the video display the diathermy snare. (polypectomy device)
Gastric Polyps - Endoscopy (1 of 3)
This sequence displays multiple gastric polyps some of them are removed with the diathermy snare method. (polypectomy)
Polypectomy - diathermy snare
Gastric polyp that was removed with the diathermy snare. (polypectomy)
Gastric Polyposis - Endoscopy (8 of 11)
Endoscopic excision of gastric polyps provides a minimally invasive approach to diagnosis and treatment. Polyps smaller than 2 cm are easily snared. Larger polyps or sessile polyps are best removed...
Gastric Polyposis - Endoscopy (6 of 11)
Endoscopy-Assisted Resection for Multiple Polyps. Endoscopic polypectomy of multiple polyps are performed.
Adenomatous Gastric Polyp - Endoscopy Polypectomy
Symptomatic gastric polyps should be removed preferentially when they are detected at the initial diagnostic endoscopy Polypectomy not only provides tissue to determine the exact histopathologic type...
Hyperplastic Polyps - Endoscopy (9 of 14)
In the image and the video are observed two polyps that have been ligated. Historically, in the pre-endoscopic era, the patients with polyps of upper digestive tract were treated with surgical resection;...
Hyperplastic Polyps - Endoscopy (6 of 14)
Two rubber bands have been placed at the stalk. Endoscopic band ligation for bleeding small-bowel vascular lesions has been reported as safe and efficacious based on small case series. There have...
Hyperplastic Polyps - Endoscopy (5 of 14)
The therapeutic treatment with the rubber bands is initiated. Endoscopic ligation is highly effective in obliterating polyps. The use of a multibander device for endoscopic polypectomy is technically...
Hyperplastic Polyps - Endoscopy (1 of 14)
This is the case of a 62 year-old male with two hyperplasic polyps and one tiny ulcerated lesion at the pre-piloric antrum of the lesser curvature. One of the polyps was located in the gastroesofagic...