For diminutive polyps, is “resect and discard” ready for widespread use, or are there too many unknowns for clinicians to adopt the approach in their practices?
According to colonoscopy expert Douglas K. Rex, MD, the concept is safe, rational and cost-saving, and the approach should move forward, although GI pathologist Robert H. Riddell, MD, argued for a more cautious approach. The two spoke on the subject at Digestive Disease Week 2014.
Dr. Rex is Distinguished Professor of