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PPCS is caused by an electrocautery-induced injury to the wall of the colon that occurs during removal of colon polyps. [3] PPCS occurs when the electric current extends beyond the mucosa, entering the muscularis propria and serosa, resulting in a full thickness (transmural) burn injury. [1]
This Wikipedia page provides a list of medical abbreviations starting with the letter C.
Colonic polypectomy is the removal of colorectal polyps in order to prevent them from turning cancerous. Method of removing a polyp with a snare Gastrointestinal polyps can be removed endoscopically through colonoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy , or surgically if the polyp is too large to be removed endoscopically.
This publication laid the groundwork for CIOMS' 1982, 1993, 2002, 2009, and 2016 versions of International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans. [3] These guidelines have been praised for including diverse stakeholders from low- and middle-income countries, compared to the Declaration of Helsinki written by physicians ...
Endoclips have found use in treating gastrointestinal bleeding (both in the upper and lower GI tract), in preventing bleeding after therapeutic procedures such as polypectomy, and in closing gastrointestinal perforations. Many forms of endoclips exist of different shapes and sizes, including two and three prong devices, which can be ...
In medicine, a polypectomy is the surgical removal of an abnormal growth of tissue called a polyp. Polypectomy can be performed by excision if the polyp is external (on the skin). [ 1 ] [ additional citation(s) needed ]
The polyps are routinely removed at the time of colonoscopy, either with a wire loop known as a polypectomy snare (first description by P. Deyhle, Germany, 1970), [12] or with biopsy forceps. If an adenomatous polyp is found, it must be removed, since such a polyp is pre-cancerous and has a propensity to become cancerous.
Cancer Care Ontario, the provincial agency responsible for improvement of cancer services in Ontario, Canada; Catholic Christian Outreach, a Catholic campus ministry organization in Canadian universities