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Clip closure reduced bleeding after large lesion resection
Key clinical point: Clip closure significantly reduced the risk of delayed bleeding in patients after resection of large colorectal lesions.
Major finding: Delayed bleeding risk was 5% for patients treated with clip closure after resection of large nonpedunculated colorectal lesions versus 12.1% for untreated patients.
Study details: The data come from a single-blind study of 235 consecutive patients at 11 hospitals in Spain.
Disclosures: The study was supported by the Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose. MicroTech (Nanjing, China) contributed the clips used in the study.
Albéniz E et al. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jul 27. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.037.