A hyperplastic polyp is a growth that can develop in the colon or stomach. They do not always cause symptoms, but some people may experience rectal bleeding. Rarely, the polyps may be precancerous.

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by hamartomatous polyps (Peutz-Jeghers polyps) of the gastrointestinal tract and mucocutaneous freckling. The syndrome is ...

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 a ...

Detecting and characterizing colonic polyps using high-definition imaging and narrow-band imaging (NBI) has yielded modest results. Now, two randomized studies have substantiated the role of NBI in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Q: A 58-Year-Old Female Underwent a Screening Colonoscopy That Showed a 2.5-cm Flat Polyp in the Proximal ...