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.

Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples of serrated, adenomatous and hyperplastic colon lesions were identified in the archives of ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – August 27, 2012 – According to a new study, the use of narrow band imaging (NBI) during colonoscopy is sufficiently accurate to allow distal hyperplastic (non-cancerous) polyps to be ...

A healthy colon is important for your overall health. Colon polyps are often harmless, but they can be signs of colorectal ...

VIENNA — The effectiveness of computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) in differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic polyps depends on the region of the colon examined, according to a systematic review and ...

A new document examines real-time endoscopic assessment of the histology of diminutive (d 5 mm in size) colorectal polyps and is one in a series of statements defining the diagnostic or therapeutic ...

We obtained 24,584 pathology reports from colonoscopies performed at the University of Utah’s Gastroenterology Clinic. Two investigators annotated 350 reports to determine inter-rater agreement, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – March 8, 2011 – In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during March, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has put out a special issue for March on colonoscopy and ...