Colorectal polyps—fleshy growths occurring in the lining of the colon or rectum—are an important risk factor for colorectal cancer. Colonoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure that doctors use to look for ...

Table 1 provides information about patient (n = 82641) and polyp characteristics stratified by the size of the largest detected polyp. The mean age of all patients was 60.9 ± 9.2 years of age. Forty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Napoleon, a catheter-based polyp ruler, easily and more accurately measured polyp size compared with visual ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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 ...

Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat, round, and often harmless, but some can become cancerous. A doctor may sometimes recommend simply ...