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 ...

A research group form the United States investigated how proximal colon polyps interpreted as hyperplastic polyps in 2001 would be interpreted by expert pathologists in 2007. They found that many ...

What is the recommended approach to management of large (> 1-2 cm), hyperplastic gastric polyps usually in the antrum/lower body? These polyps appear to be more prevalent in the older population of ...

It may not be necessary for experienced gastroenterologists to send polyps they remove from a patient's colon to a pathologist for examination, according to a large study conducted by physician ...

While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...

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 ...

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 ...

A colon polyp is a small growth of tissue that projects from the lining of a section of the large intestine known as the colon. Polyps are common and increasingly so as people age. Colorectal polyps, ...

Colorectal serrated polyps (index serrated polyps) diagnosed histologically between 2000 and 2013 were identified by query of our comprehensive electronic Gastrointestinal Pathology Division database ...

Background and Aim: Diminutive polyps measuring ≤ 5 mm in size constitute 80% of polyps in the colon. We prospectively assessed the performance of high-definition white light endoscopy (hWLE) and ...

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients participating in wheat bran fiber (WBF) and the ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) phase III polyp prevention trials Full size table The serrated polyps were ...