Colonic Polypectomy in Cirrhotic Patients With Portal Hypertension

Zagazig University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Liver Cirrhosis; Polypectomy; Polyp of Colon; Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06832826

ZU-IRB#851/1-Dec-2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this retrospective cohort study is to evaluate the risk of post-polypectomy bleeding following the colonoscopy resection of lower gastrointestinal polyps in patients with liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension. The main question it aims to answer is:

Does the risk of bleeding increase after colonoscopy polypectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension?

Participants will be subjected to polypectomy of any colonic polyps.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All liver cirrhosis patients with portal hypertension and colonic polyps

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with platelet count less than 50,000/µL.
• Patients with hemoglobin levels less than 8 g/dL.
• Prothrombin Time more than 20 seconds.

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

Liver cirrhosis patients with portal hypertension and colonic polyps

Description:

Colonic polypectomy