Efficacy of cold piecemeal EMR of medium to large adenomas compared with sessile serrated lesions.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS

There is growing evidence for the role of cold piecemeal EMR (C-EMR) in the treatment of colorectal lesions ≥10 mm. However, it is unclear if C-EMR is equally efficacious for all histologic subtypes and sizes. This retrospective study compares the efficacy and safety of C-EMR in the resection of medium (10-19 mm) and large (≥20 mm) serrated and adenomatous lesions.

METHODS

A retrospective analysis was performed of Paris IIa colonic lesions resected by using a C-EMR technique over a 3.5-year period at our center.

RESULTS

C-EMR was performed for 242 lesions in 151 patients. Lesion size ranged between 10 and 50 mm, with a median size of 20 mm. Ninety-five polyps were adenomatous, with 147 sessile serrated lesions (SSLs). At 6-month surveillance colonoscopy, the combined recurrence rate was 6.2%. Adenomas ≥20 mm showed a higher rate of recurrence (16.1%) compared with large SSLs (4.1%), medium adenomas (3.0%), and medium SSLs (1.4%). There were no adverse events reported after C-EMR.

CONCLUSIONS

C-EMR seems to be less effective for the resection of large adenomas compared with medium adenomas or large SSLs. C-EMR is equally safe for all lesion sizes and histology.