PURPOSE: To describe the procedure for endoscopically removing sessile colonic polyps with laparoscopic assistance. METHODS: Technique description and retrospective review of experience. RESULTS: The technique has been used to successfully remove polypoid colonic lesions in three patients. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic-assisted polypectomy allows complete excision of moderate-sized sessile polyps and may spare selected patients a colonic resection.
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