An article published in Gastroenterology points to the growing data associating serrated polyps and their size, number and histologic features to colorectal cancer and suggests revisions to polyp ...

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 ...

Fidaxomicin Ups Outcome of C. difficile-Tied Diarrhea in Cancer Serrated polyps are more difficult to detect than adenomas and can be hard to distinguish from surrounding normal bowel mucosa.

Examining more than 5,000 reports a research team finds that individuals with both conventional adenomas as well as a subset of lesions known as serrated polyps may be at higher risk for developing ...

Researchers thought calcium supplementation might reduce development of precancerous colorectal polyps. It didn't. Calcium supplementation alone more than doubled the risk for serrated sessile ...

Large serrated polyps, tubular adenomas, and increasing age were independent risk factors. The heterogeneous group of lesions known as serrated polyps is commonly subdivided into hyperplastic polyps, ...

Although serrated polyps usually are associated with colorectal cancer, it turns out that such polyps are themselves not dangerous, according to a study. Although serrated polyps usually are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Joseph C. Anderson, MD, MHCDS, FACG, of White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont, said the serrated ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A number of lifestyle factors, ...

Another type of polyp known as serrated polyps, may precede up to 15% of colorectal cancer. Serrated polyps may occur in up to 20% of all adults over 50 years of age, however, when it comes to ...

Dartmouth researchers find that people with both serrated polyps and conventional adenomas may be at higher risk for colorectal cancer than people with conventional adenomas alone LEBANON, NH - Most ...