CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Surgical Oncology
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1566005
This article is part of the Research TopicRecent Advances and New Challenges in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer-volume 2View all 6 articles
Endoscopic Resection of Giant Colonic Pedunculated Polyps in patients with AIDS Using a Novel Nylon Rope and Titanium Clip Technique
Provisionally accepted
- Public Health and Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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The three patients with AIDS were all male, aged between 56 and 67 years. One also had liver cirrhosis. They presented to the Chengdu Public Health Clinical Medical Center with a history of several months of blood in the stool. Colonoscopy revealed large pedunculated polyps in the sigmoid colon, with the largest measuring 5 cm and the smallest 3.5 cm. The polyps nearly completely obstructed the lumen (Figure 1a,1b). The long, thick stems were freely mobile within the narrow lumen, making it difficult to capture sufficient tissue with the inner ring of the forceps. The entire colon was examined with the aid of a transparent cap. Once the polyp was located, fecal water and residue surrounding it were removed. The polyp surface was then examined using white light and narrow-spectrum light to assess its structure. A biopsy was performed when cancer was suspected. During the procedure, we innovatively used a Harmony Clamp Micro Tech, Nanjing,
Keywords: Novel Nylon Rope, Titanium Clip Technique, Endoscopic resection, Giant Colonic Pedunculated Polyps, aids
Received: 24 Jan 2025; Accepted: 21 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence: Dongmei Wang, Public Health and Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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