—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 ...

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A procedure pioneered overseas may now mean an easier recovery for some patients in the U.S. Almost half of all adults in the U.S. develop colon polyps during their lifetime, growths that are often ...

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 ...

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

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 ...

A hyperplastic polyp is a noncancerous growth that arises from the delicate tissues lining the digestive tract. Hyperplastic polyps are extremely common and can vary in size, shape and number. Their ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and ...

Dear Doctors: My husband is 78 years old. A second colectomy left him with one-fourth of his colon, and he suffers from chronic diarrhea. I’ve read that he should avoid sugar and alcohol, which he won ...