The ability to detect serrated polyps by fecal blood testing, computed tomographic (CT) colonography and colonoscopy is limited. Serrated polyps are less likely than adenomas to bleed, so fecal ...

The plan to announce the diagnosis "had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run ...

Adenomas and sessile serrated polyps that are 10 mm or more are classified as advanced. The risk that a polyp will become ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps—a type of precancerous lesion ...

Dec. 13, 2023 — Hard-to-detect colorectal pre-cancerous lesions known as serrated polyps, and the aggressive tumors that develop from them, depend heavily on the ramped-up production of ...

Researchers used the Adenoma and Serrated Pathway to Colorectal Cancer model to compare various stool-based surveillance strategies with colonoscopy surveillance. Researchers reported that ...

Nasal polyps are small noncancerous growths in the nose or sinuses. They may cause pain or pressure in the face, runny or stuffy nose, and other symptoms or complications that may negatively ...

Endometrial polyps are small, soft growths on the lining of the uterus (the endometrium). Also known as uterine polyps, endometrial polyps can irritate the surrounding tissue and cause spotting or ...

What you may think are allergies or a cold, could be the sign of nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are non-cancerous growths that line the nasal passages and sinuses. They are soft, painless, and hang ...

However, it is now recognized that certain subtypes of serrated polyps have a risk of malignant transformation via a serrated neoplasia pathway. Serrated polyps are a heterogeneous group of ...

But for people with polyps larger than 1 centimeter, may have to undergo colonoscopies more often. Finally, there are sessile serrated polyps (SSP) and traditional serrated adenomas (TSA ...