Large Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps: More Than Meets the Eye

The effectiveness of screening-related colonoscopy in the prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC) hinges on the identification and removal of precancerous polyps [1]. It is now firmly established that the overwhelming majority of all colorectal polyps can be resected endoscopically, thereby avoiding surgery, which is associated with greater risks and is more costly [2]. Nevertheless, post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers occur among patients who have undergone one or more colonoscopies, where both missed and incompletely resected polyps are recognized risk factors for this undesirable outcome [3].