New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci is a highly-respected infectious disease expert in the U.S. He underwent vocal cords' surgery for the removal of a polyp The surgery was a success and he is now recovering from it Dr ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study support the 2006 consensus guidelines for monitoring patients with a known increased risk of colon cancer. The guidelines recommend that a ...

GI/endoscopy procedures, such as colonoscopy, represent a high case volume at ambulatory surgery centers. In a recent study published in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, researchers compared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Polypectomy is a fundamental practice in colonoscopy, well known to effectively reduce colon cancer incidence ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 28 years old and haven't had children yet. I recently had some bleeding and spotting between periods. A pelvic ultrasound revealed a 1-by-1/2-centimeter polyp. My doctor ...

Research presented at Digestive Disease Week suggests that laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy with polypectomy for polyp removal could reduce the length of hospital stay and save the healthcare system ...

A team-based procedure for removing difficult or large precancerous colon polyps is effective and eliminates the need to take out part of a person's colon to reduce their cancer risk, a small clinical ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laurimed LLC today announced that the company’s PolypVac ® Microdebrider for removing nasal polyps has appeared on the popular television program “The Doctors”, ...