Endoscopic mucosal resection is a safe and efficient method even for removing giant colorectal polyps. Controls are recommended at defined intervals for detecting polyp recurrence.
A 78-year-old woman, on rivaroxaban medication because of atrial fibrillation, was referred to our department with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Emergency esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed multiple duodenal diverticula with oozing bleeding from inside a large diverticulum near the papilla (• " Fig. 1 and• " Fig. 2). Because of the location, clips
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