Every year, tens of thousands of people face serious colon surgery to remove big polyps before they can morph into colon cancer. Many have part of their colon removed at the same time — and face a ...

Sessile polyps are flat growths that develop in the colon or intestines. There are several types of sessile polyps. These include sessile serrated adenomas, villous adenomas, tubular adenomas, and ...

CHICAGO: For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon), the incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, and using more ...

—Management of large nonmalignant colorectal polyps commonly involves surgical resection, although guidelines and evidence support initial endoscopic resection. A recent analysis looks at the overall ...

A hyperplastic polyp is a growth that can develop in the colon or stomach. They do not always cause symptoms, but some people may experience rectal bleeding. Rarely, the polyps may be precancerous.

Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat and round and mostly harmless, but some can become cancerous. Polyps can be peduncled or sessile.

What is the surgical procedure of choice for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) in a 38-year-old patient? Is there justification for offering a procedure short of removal of the entire colon and ...

The incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, for the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon). Using more advanced ...

A 56-year-old patient with questionable Gardner's syndrome (has sebaceous cysts and family history of colon cancer) had 5 adenomatous polyps removed 2 years ago and 9 adenomatous polyps removed ...

Periampullary and duodenal cancer are major causes of morbidity in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP); capsule endoscopy (CE) might be useful for the detection of small-bowel polyps in ...

Every year, tens of thousands of people face serious colon surgery to remove big polyps before they can morph into colon cancer. Many have part of their colon removed at the same time -- and face a ...