Just over half of endoscopists use cold snare polypectomy to remove small polyps of less than 1 cm, despite recommendations from the U.S. Multisociety Task Force for its use in small lesions, shows ...

A total of 427 subjects were prospectively enrolled by 3 endoscopists in this randomized controlled trial between September 2009 and October 2010. Seven subjects were excluded (five due to failed ...

A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy suggests dynamic patient position changes during the withdrawal period of a colonoscopy can significantly increase the detection of polyps and adenomas.

Medicare and Medicaid will soon start requiring that ambulatory surgery centers report on various quality measures such as burns, transfers to hospitals and patient falls. The American Society for ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

While both conditions can cause similar symptoms, hemorrhoids and polyps differ significantly in their nature and location. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus, often caused by ...

Most colorectal polyps are benign. However, large polyps can cause constipation and other symptoms and are more likely to be cancerous. Colorectal polyps are small growths that form on the lining of ...