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CC BY 4.0 · Endoscopy 2023; 11(11): E1056-E1062
DOI: 10.1055/a-2165-7436
Original article

Cold snare polypectomy for duodenal adenomas in familial adenomatous polyposis: a prospective international cohort study

Authors

  • Arthur S. Aelvoet

    1   Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN1234)
    2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    3   Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN1234)
  • John G. Karstensen

    4   Gastrounit, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Danish Polyposis Registry, Hvidovre, Denmark (Ringgold ID: RIN53137)
    5   Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Ringgold ID: RIN4321)
  • Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen

    1   Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN1234)
    2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    3   Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN1234)
  • Monique E. van Leerdam

    6   Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    7   Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN4501)
  • Francesc Balaguer

    8   Department of Gastroenterology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), University of Barcelona, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Michal Kaminski

    9   Department of Oncological Gastroenterology and Department of Cancer Prevention, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
  • Roel Hompes

    10   Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Patrick M.M. Bossuyt

    11   Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN26066)
  • Luigi Ricciardiello

    12   Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    13   Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Ringgold ID: RIN9296)
  • Andrew Latchford

    14   Polyposis Registry, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom
    15   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom (Ringgold ID: RIN4615)
  • Rodrigo Jover

    16   Instituto de Investigación Biomédica ISABIAL, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain (Ringgold ID: RIN16802)
  • Maria Daca-Alvarez

    8   Department of Gastroenterology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), University of Barcelona, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Maria Pellisé

    8   Department of Gastroenterology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), University of Barcelona, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Evelien Dekker

    1   Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN1234)
    2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    3   Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Ringgold ID: RIN1234)
  • European FAP Consortium

Supported by: KWF Kankerbestrijding 13676 TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registration number (trial ID): NCT04677998, Trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/), Type of Study: Prospective

Abstract

Background and study aims In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), endoscopic resection of duodenal adenomas is commonly performed to prevent cancer and prevent or defer duodenal surgery. However, based on studies using different resection techniques, adverse events (AEs) of polypectomy in the duodenum can be significant. We hypothesized that cold snare polypectomy (CSP) is a safe technique for duodenal adenomas in FAP and evaluated its outcomes in our centers.

Patients and methods We performed a prospective international cohort study including FAP patients who underwent CSP for one or more superficial non-ampullary duodenal adenomas of any size between 2020 and 2022. At that time, this technique was common practice in our centers for superficial duodenal adenomas. The primary outcome was the occurrence of intraprocedural and post-procedural AEs.

ResultsIn total, 133 CSPs were performed in 39 patients with FAP (1–18 per session). Median adenoma size was 10 mm (interquartile range 8–15 mm), ranging from 5 to 40 mm; 27 adenomas were ≥20 mm (20%). Of the 133 polypectomies, 109 (82%) were performed after submucosal injection. Sixty-one adenomas (46%) were resected en bloc and 72 (54%) piecemeal. Macroscopic radical resection was achieved for 129 polypectomies (97%). Deep mural injury type II occurred in three polyps (2%) with no delayed perforation after prophylactic clipping. There were no clinically significant bleeds, perforations or other post-procedural AEs. Histopathology showed low-grade dysplasia in all 133 adenomas.

Conclusions CSP for (multiple) superficial non-ampullary duodenal adenomas in FAP seems feasible and safe. Long-term prospective research is needed to evaluate whether protocolized duodenal polypectomies prevent cancer and surgery.



Publication History

Received: 12 June 2023

Accepted after revision: 28 August 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
04 September 2023

Article published online:
10 November 2023

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