An article published in Gastroenterology points to the growing data associating serrated polyps and their size, number and histologic features to colorectal cancer and suggests revisions to polyp ...

Researchers thought calcium supplementation might reduce development of precancerous colorectal polyps. It didn't. Calcium supplementation alone more than doubled the risk for serrated sessile ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — Individuals in whom colonoscopy revealed both serrated colon polyps and high-risk adenomas showed a ...

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

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

Colorectal polyps have been traditionally classified as either hyperplastic or adenomatous, with only the latter progressing to carcinoma. However, it is now recognized that certain subtypes of ...

Although serrated polyps usually are associated with colorectal cancer, it turns out that such polyps are themselves not dangerous, according to a study. Although serrated polyps usually are ...

Examining more than 5,000 reports a research team finds that individuals with both conventional adenomas as well as a subset of lesions known as serrated polyps may be at higher risk for developing ...

Trainee involvement during colonoscopy offered mixed results when it came to exam quality and polyp detection, according to a population-based cohort study from Canada. Having a gastroenterology or ...

Late effect findings of sessile serrated adenomas, polyps in those taking calcium with/without vitamin D (HealthDay News) — Calcium supplements, taken with or without vitamin D, may increase the risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A number of lifestyle factors, particularly tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption, were associated with the ...

The criteria for diagnosing traditional serrated adenoma were not standardized until the comprehensive work of Torlakovic et al in 2008. 6 Traditional serrated adenoma is characterized by its ...