Risk of colonoscopic post-polypectomy bleeding in patients on single antiplatelet therapy: systematic review with meta-analysis.
Marco ValvanoStefano FabianiMarco MagistroniAntonio MancusiSalvatore LongoGianpiero StefanelliFilippo VerniaAngelo ViscidoSilvio RomanoGiovanni LatellaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
Uninterrupted single antiplatelet therapy may increase the risk of PPB, but the evidence is very uncertain. The risk may be higher in delayed PPB. However, in deciding to discontinue APAs before colonoscopy with polypectomy, the potential higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events should always be assessed.