Management of high and low risk malignant polyps: a population-wide analysis.
Andrew Philip ZammitSeyed Ehsan PanahiIan S BrownJohn D HooperDavid A ClarkAndrew D RiddellPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
Over 30% of patients with very low and low risk malignant polyps proceeded to resection, against the advice of guidelines. Furthermore, over 35% of patients with very high or high risk malignant polyps did not proceed to resection. Education strategies may improve management decision choices. Furthermore, improvements in data collation will improve the understanding of management choices in the future.