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

There are several types of sessile polyps. These include sessile serrated adenomas, villous adenomas, tubular adenomas, and tubulovillous adenomas. Sessile polyps may be benign or cancerous.

Researchers evaluate the association between family history of benign colorectal polyps and risk of overall and early-onset colorectal cancer.

Issues that may lead to a total colectomy include familial adenomatous polyposis with the presence of hundreds of polyps and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Learn more about surgery for colon ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation—for or ...

Higher adenoma detection rates correlate with lower interval colorectal cancer development, highlighting AI's clinical significance. Ongoing research and trials emphasize AI's role in improving ...

AI-assisted colonoscopy detects more polyps, but whether that reduces cancer rates is uncertain. The American ...

During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Shyam Thakkar discussed rates of this disease in young adults, the role of AI ...

A diagnostic colonoscopy may be performed where a doctor looks at the entire length of the colon and rectum, and can biopsy ...

The AGA reported that it could not issue a recommendation for or against the use of computer-aided detection in colonoscopy ...