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Colonoscopic polypectomy is an effective method preventing colon and rectal cancer. While safe, it does carry the small risk of complications, one of which is post-polypectomy bleeding. The incidence of immediate post-polypectomy bleeding ranges from 0.3 to 6.1%, and delayed post-polypectomy bleeding ranges from 0.3 to 1.2%. In this chapter, we describe the most common and practical measures for controlling post-polypectomy hemorrhage.
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Walker, A.S., Margolin, D.A. (2020). Post-polypectomy Bleeding. In: Steele, S., Maykel, J., Wexner, S. (eds) Clinical Decision Making in Colorectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65942-8_87
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