Evidence-based recommendations on combined endoscopic and laparoscopic removal of colonic polyps. This involves using an endoscope in the bowel plus keyhole surgery through the skin of the abdomen to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

A surgeon speaks with a patient about colon cancer screening. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal ...

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

The evidence on endoscopic full thickness removal of non-lifting colonic polyps raises some major safety concerns. Current evidence on efficacy is inadequate in quantity and quality. Therefore, this ...

OF all the problems currently facing the surgeon and pathologist, none is more controversial than the pathogenesis and proper treatment of adenomatous polyps of the colon. Until a few years ago 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 ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...