Patients with cirrhosis have higher risk for bleeding after endoscopic mucosal resection
PHILADELPHIA — Patients with cirrhosis had an increased risk for bleeding within 30 days of colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection compared with controls, although the need for reintervention or ICU admission was similar between groups. “[Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)] is the preferred treatment for benign, large, nonpedunculated colorectal polyps of 20 mm or more in size, and