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

Some clinical recommendations suggest that polyps larger than 0.5 cm across should be removed, while others set the threshold at 1 cm or 2 cm. Hyperplastic polyps caused by H. pylori bacteria may ...

The issue of hyperplastic polyps being potential precursors for CRC is an area of controversy, and at this point there are no specific data that demonstrate that hyperplastic polyps can progress ...

A diagnostic colonoscopy may be performed where a doctor looks at the entire length of the colon and rectum, and can biopsy any concerning areas if needed; in the case of suspected rectal cancer, a ...