A study evaluating the use of a recommended withdrawal time of six minutes from the cecum in colonoscopy procedures supports this practice as a way to improve the detection of polyps, according to ...

Sessile serrated adenomas are the precursor polyp of approximately 20% of colorectal carcinomas. Sessile serrated adenomas with dysplasia are rarely encountered and represent an intermediate step ...

Davenport JR, Su T, Zhao Z, et al. Modifiable lifestyle factors associated with risk of sessile serrated polyps, conventional adenomas and hyperplastic polyps. Gut. 2018;67:456–465.

"Detection of sessile serrated polyps is highly important given that they have unique clinical and molecular profiles and ... (26.4% vs 27.3%) or for cecal intubation rates (96.7% vs 97.2%) or ...

Sessile serrated polyp detection rate was the only quality metric reduced when trainees participated in colonoscopy, highlighting the importance of careful examination of the right colon when ...

November 1, 2010 (San Antonio, Texas) — The presence of adenomas and advanced serrated polyps (ASP), including sessile serrated polyps and serrated adenomas, indicates an aggressive colorectal ...

A: Serrated adenomas are polyps that simultaneously demonstrate the serrated architecture typical of hyperplastic polyps and the epithelial dysplasia of conventional adenomas. They are a subset of ...

Sessile serrated adenomas ... SSAs, prototype polyps of the serrated neoplasia pathway, are precursors to roughly 15% of colorectal cancers, but those with dysplasia or carcinoma, ...

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Patrick Hellen is an avid golfer who was in good health when he underwent a routine colonoscopy in 2017. The procedure revealed a polyp in the cecum - the ...