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My wife had a colonoscopy and they found a 3cm sessile polyp in the transverse colon @ 60 cm. the polyp was removed in a piece meal fashion. what does that mean?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Polypectomy: The gastoenterologist typically uses a hooped metal device to remove the polyp. Sometimes the poly is big enough that they need to cut it in half to get to the base.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Morselated or: Piecemeal means not intact -- one likes to see margin, whether the polyp has typical or frank cancer cells in the stalk base. Loop/snare removal may "perforate" bowel integrity but that is preferred. Many times this is reason for open/robotic directed colectomy. Discuss plans for follow up with you GI doc. Ask about pathology report.

Answered 2/12/2016

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