Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-dose aspirin suppressed the recurrence of colorectal polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, ...

POLYPS of the rectum and colon have been observed with increasing frequency in the past few years, particularly because of the emphasis placed upon sigmoidoscopy as a method of early detection of ...

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 ...

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 STUDY of 100 patients with carcinoma of the colon or rectum operated upon at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals indicates that it is advisable to divide such patients into two groups, those with ...

The incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, for the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon). Using more advanced ...

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 ...

Among the estimated 6.3 million screening colonoscopies performed annually in the U.S., 4% to 11% demonstrate large colorectal polyp (>9 mm). Advances in endoscopic mucosal resection have resulted in ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), post-inflammatory polyps (PIPs) are associated with greater severity and extent of colon inflammation and higher rates of colectomy, but ...

Gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes are frequently tested topics that appear repeatedly on the Internist Board Exam and the ...

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 ...

Juvenile polyposis syndrome is a condition transmitted from parents to offspring, which causes the development of juvenile polyps inside the large intestine, stomach, or throughout the ...