The surgical excision of a polyp is called a polypectomy. Open abdominal surgery can be used to remove colon polyps, although a colonoscopy is the procedure used most frequently. The endoscopist may use forceps to cut out a little polyp or a snare that burns through the polyp's base to remove a larger polyp. The surgical excision of a polyp is called a polypectomy. Open abdominal surgery can be used to remove colon polyps, although a colonoscopy is the procedure used most frequently. The endoscopist may use forceps to cut out a little polyp or a snare that burns through the polyp's base to remove a larger polyp.
The surgical excision of a polyp is called a polypectomy. Open abdominal surgery can be used to remove colon polyps, although a colonoscopy is the procedure used most frequently. The endoscopist may use forceps to cut out a little polyp or a snare that burns through the polyp's base to remove a larger polyp. The surgical excision of a polyp is called a polypectomy. Open abdominal surgery can be used to remove colon polyps, although a colonoscopy is the procedure used most frequently. The endoscopist may use forceps to cut out a little polyp or a snare that burns through the polyp's base to remove a larger polyp.