Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD An adenomatous polyp, also known as an adenoma, is an abnormal growth of cells that forms ...

On flexible sigmoidoscopy, a 3 mm polyp within the sigmoid colon was identified. This was a well-circumscribed, flat elevated lesion (Paris classification type 0–IIa) (figure 1). Its surface features ...

(n = 12), sigmoid colon 96.4 (18.0) (n = 12), and rectum 107.1 (17.6) (n = 12). Nineteen patients had a total of 27 adenomatous polyps (rectum (1), sigmoid (22), descending (1), transverse (1), and ...

Generally, polyps are more common on the left side of the colon (the sigmoid colon and descending colon) compared to the ...

Figure 5. Typical appearance of a sessile serrated adenoma/polyp in the ascending colon. Arrows indicate the indistinct upper edge of this flat, pale lesion. 1 Division of Gastroenterology and ...

Twenty-five of the 26 polyps were removed from the rectum and sigmoid colon. All patients were reviewed in clinic, counselled and offered surgery. Only four (15%) patients opted for a formal surgical ...

Methods: The study was a prospective randomized controlled trial; a total of 196 patients with colon polyps of < 20 mm diameter were enrolled and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo EMR using ...