The resect and discard strategy: a new kid on the block?

In 2019, the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) stated that virtual chromoendoscopy (e. g. narrow-band imaging) and dye-based chromoendoscopy can be used, under strictly controlled conditions, for real-time optical diagnosis of diminutive polyps performed by experienced endoscopists who are adequately trained [3]. Effects of training and feedback on accuracy of predicting rectosigmoid neoplastic lesions and selection of surveillance intervals by endoscopists performing optical diagnosis of diminutive polyps. Although small polyps have a relatively low risk of harboring advanced histology, T1 cancers do occur in polyps 5-9 mm in size and these small lesions are often not recognized as such by the endoscopist [8]. [Extracted from the article]