Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2022; 10(19): 6446-6455
Published online Jul 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i19.6446
Effect of cold snare polypectomy for small colorectal polyps
Qing-Qing Meng, Min Rao, Pu-Jun Gao
Qing-Qing Meng, Min Rao, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, The Second Part of First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Pu-Jun Gao, Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Author contributions: Meng QQ, Rao M and Gao PJ have all participated in the design of this study; Meng QQ and Gao PJ were responsible for analyzing and processing the data; Rao M collected the data in this study; Meng QQ wrote the manuscript, and Gao PJ made the final revision to the manuscript; all the authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the First Hospital of Jilin University.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, had provided verbal consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Meng QQ, Rao M, Gao PJ are employees of the First Hospital of Jilin University.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Pu-Jun Gao, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. gpj@jlu.edu.cn
Received: January 24, 2022
Peer-review started: January 24, 2022
First decision: April 7, 2022
Revised: April 29, 2022
Accepted: June 15, 2022
Article in press: June 15, 2022
Published online: July 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This is an article about polypectomy for small colorectal polyps, and this is a retrospective study. The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of cold snare polypectomy and hot snare polypectomy in the treatment of colorectal polyps with a diameter of 4-9 mm.