If polyps were found during your colonoscopy, they were most likely removed. If a polyp was very large, a biopsy or sample ...

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 ...

The major risk factors for a polyp to become cancerous are the size and type of polyp. Polyps less than 10 mm are considered small, and yours is really quite small. People with small polyps like ...

I am a 71-year-old male who is a nonsmoker and a social drinker. Other than a statin, I am not taking any medications. I have ...

This article discusses what happens once a doctor removes a polyp that contains cancer. It also looks at the different types of polyps. If a biopsy detects colon cancer, a doctor will determine ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation—for or against—the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A ...

Colorectal cancer is preventable. Screening is the best way to improve chances of survival through early detection.

And most importantly, usually these types of polyps or early cancers would need to be sent to surgery. And so, this procedure hopefully allows us to save a lot of patients the morbidity of a large ...