Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat and round and mostly harmless, but some can become cancerous. Polyps can be peduncled or sessile.

Laparoscopic polyp removal is a minimally invasive procedure used to remove polyps from the colon or rectum. During the procedure, a thin, flexible tube called a laparoscope is inserted into the ...

Sessile polyps are flat growths that develop in the colon or intestines. There are several types of sessile polyps. These include sessile serrated adenomas, villous adenomas, tubular adenomas, and ...

GI/endoscopy procedures, such as colonoscopy, represent a high case volume at ambulatory surgery centers. In a recent study published in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, researchers compared ...

Trainee involvement during colonoscopy offered mixed results when it came to exam quality and polyp detection, according to a population-based cohort study from Canada. Having a gastroenterology or ...

Cold endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) showed a superior safety profile over traditional hot EMR for large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps measuring ≥ 20 mm, with significantly lower risks of ...

Research presented at Digestive Disease Week suggests that laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy with polypectomy for polyp removal could reduce the length of hospital stay and save the healthcare system ...

Patients with any polyp subtype had a higher risk than the general population of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) in a Swedish cohort that had generally not been previously screened, a large ...

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of ...