Outcomes of colonoscopic polypectomy for malignant adenomas: a prospective 30‑year cohort study from a single center (STROBE 1a).

Introduction: Surgery is recommended following endoscopic polypectomy for malignant adenoma (MA) in the large bowel in patients with risk factors for tumor recurrence or distant metastasis are present.

Objectives: We present long‑term outcomes of a prospective study in patients with endoscopically removed MAs.

Patients And Methods: A total of 128 patients who underwent endoscopic polypectomy were followed up for a median of 70.

A score to estimate the likelihood of detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia at colonoscopy.

Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a model to estimate the likelihood of detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia in Caucasian patients.

Design: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of database records for 40-year-old to 66-year-old patients who entered a national primary colonoscopy-based screening programme for colorectal cancer in 73 centres in Poland in the year 2007. We used multivariate logistic regression to investigate the associations between clinical variables and the presence of advanced neoplasia in a randomly selected test set, and confirmed the associations in a validation set.

Sucralfate or placebo following argon plasma coagulation for chronic radiation proctitis: a randomized double blind trial.

Aim: Chronic radiation proctitis is a long-term complication of radiation therapy for pelvic malignancy. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of two treatment regimens, sucralfate or placebo, following argon plasma coagulation (APC) for chronic haemorrhagic radiation proctitis.

Method: A single-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was performed on patients with haemorrhagic chronic radiation proctitis after irradiation for prostate, uterine, cervical, rectal or vaginal cancer.

Randomized comparison of three palliative regimens including brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy, and APC in patients with malignant dysphagia (CONSORT 1a) (Revised II).

Objectives: Because most esophageal cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage, a majority of patients require palliative dysphagia treatment. Dysphagia severity and the need for repeated re-canalization procedures significantly affect patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to establish whether combining argon plasma coagulation (APC) of the neoplastic esophageal tissue with another re-canalization method results in a longer dysphagia-free period compared with APC alone.

Twelve-month endoscopic and histological analysis following proton-pump inhibitor-based triple therapy in Helicobacter pylori-positive patients with gastric ulcers.

Objective: To evaluate endoscopic and histological findings after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in gastric ulcer (GU) patients after 12 months' follow-up.

Material And Methods: A total of 401 GU patients were randomized to receive either twice-daily (b.i.