Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...

Detecting and characterizing colonic polyps using high-definition imaging and narrow-band imaging (NBI) has yielded modest results. Now, two randomized studies have substantiated the role of NBI in ...

It may not be necessary for experienced gastroenterologists to send polyps they remove from a patient's colon to a pathologist for examination, according to a large study conducted by physician ...

A: Serrated adenomas are polyps that simultaneously demonstrate the serrated architecture typical of hyperplastic polyps and the epithelial dysplasia of conventional adenomas. They are a subset of a ...

Colorectal polyps have been traditionally classified as either hyperplastic or adenomatous, with only the latter progressing to carcinoma. However, it is now recognized that certain subtypes of ...

Experienced gastroenterologists may not be required to send polyps they remove from a patient's colon to a pathologist for examination, suggests a large study conducted by physician researchers at the ...

A new document examines real-time endoscopic assessment of the histology of diminutive (d 5 mm in size) colorectal polyps and is one in a series of statements defining the diagnostic or therapeutic ...

This prospective study was approved by Central Northern Adelaide Health Service Ethics of Human Research Committee. Patients who were referred for colonoscopy for either screening or surveillance ...