Background A 64-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 3-month history of intermittent abdominal cramps, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and decreased bowel movements ...

June 7, 2006 (Seattle) — The use of autofluorescence may be a useful tool for distinguishing between malignant and nonmalignant polyps during a colonoscopy, according to research presented at the ...

Q: I had a polyp removed at my last colonoscopy. Does this mean I will get colon cancer? A: Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon (large intestine). They are ...

We obtained 24,584 pathology reports from colonoscopies performed at the University of Utah’s Gastroenterology Clinic. Two investigators annotated 350 reports to determine inter-rater agreement, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

Colorectal polyps are small growths on the inner lining of the colon. Polyps are not usually cancerous; most are hyperplastic polyps with a low risk of cancer; but some (known as adenomatous polyps) ...

Most people need to get a colonoscopy every 10 years, starting at age 45. Everyone who gets a colonoscopy also gets a report. If there were no polyps, your report will state normal or negative. This ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI-assisted colonoscopy induced more removals of benign lesions without adenomatous polyps. Additional ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polyp removed from President Joe Biden's colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a ...