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Ulcerative colitis with big
pseudopolyp.
The "tumor " measures 3x5 cm.
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Pseudopolyp with perifocal
necrosis
covered by pus.
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Endoscopic
removal after hemorrhage
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Pseudopolyps
can harbour malignant
or dysplastic cells and thus have to be
removed in order to minimize the risk
of developing colon cancer in ulcerative
colitis. Prophylactic colectomy also has to be considered.
They also can be the source of lower
gastrointestinal hemorrhage, which
represents the second reason to remove
them. In the depicted case the left
colon developed many of those pseudotumors. They were all removed by
electric snare in multiple sessions.
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