Safety of cold snare resection techniques for removal of polyps in the small colon in patients taking clopidogrel and aspirin: a Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases prospective multicenter study

/Aims: Polypectomy is a procedure associated with a high risk of bleeding. Guidelines recommend uninterrupted aspirin use during polypectomy, whereas cessation of clopidogrel 5-7 days before polypectomy is recommended. The cold snare resection technique, with or without submucosal injection, is considered safer than conventional polypectomy using electrocoagulation for post-polypectomy bleeding. In this study, we aimed to compare the bleeding complications associated with cold snare resection between clopidogrel and aspirin users.