Lei Xu & Jiarong Xie on "Cold versus hot snare polypectomy for pedunculated colorectal polyps: a multicenter randomized controlled trial"

A multicenter randomized controlled trial investigated outcomes for removal of 189 pedunculated colorectal polyps by cold snare (CSP) or hot snare (HSP) polypectomy. CSP showed 0% delayed postpolypectomy bleeding (0% vs. 6.3%) but more immediate bleeding (86% vs. 13%) compared with HSP. Resection time was shorter for CSP. This interesting study, potentially expands the indication of CSP to pedunculated polyps.

Find the article at: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2827-0879

Shisong Wang, Hui Gao, Ganhua Guo, Zhihui Xu et al. Cold versus hot snare polypectomy for pedunculated colorectal polyps: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Endoscopy 2026; 58: 766–775 DOI 10.1055/a-2827-0879 ISSN 0013-726X © 2026. Thieme. All rights reserved. Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany