Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

Introduction Large series from eastern expert centres have defined the rate of submucosal invasive cancer (SMIC) in LNPCP according to subtype along with associated clinicopathological features. Large ...

Introduction The safety and efficacy of endoscopic resection (ER) as a first-line treatment for large non-pedunculated colorectal polyps (LNPCP) is well established. Significant complications are ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in Europe, but timely screening can be highly effective in ...

Many people can have polyps and, like Andy, have no symptoms. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into ...

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

When the conventional CT colonography screening strategy of referring patients with detected polyps greater or equal to 6 mm in size for colonoscopy was compared with the hybrid strategy that ...

In 2021, the recommended age for a colonoscopy for someone at average risk was lowered to 45 from 50, after data showed a 15% rise in people 40 to 49 years old between 2000 and 2016.

If polyps are found, they can often be removed then and there, meaning the procedure can help prevent colon cancer. "They're actually more like a fast, cleanse, then a nap.

To explore the relation between polyp size on an imaging study and yield at colonoscopy, investigators evaluated data from a randomized study of flexible sigmoidoscopy within the Prostate, Lung ...

Three-dimensional endoluminal and confirmatory two-dimensional transverse CTC images show a large 1.6- cm pedunculated polyp on top row (arrow) and a 9-mm pedunculated polyp in the distal sigmoid ...