Bilharzial Colonic Polyps: Case Presentation

Discouraging colonic polyps.

Endoscopic resection of colonic polyps – A review

Endoscopic polypectomy has become standard care for the treatment of colonic polyps. While about 90% of polyps are small in size and easy to resect, a small percentage of polyps are of large size (>2 cm) and broad base and endoscopic resection is a real challenge for the endoscopist. An appropriate technique for safe removal of these large colorectal polyps has been developed and includes submu...

A Case of Giant Colonic Muco-submucosal Elongated Polyps Associated with Intussusception

Colonic muco-submucosal elongated polyp (CMSEP), a newly categorized non-neoplastic colorectal polyp, is a pedunculated and elongated polyp composed of normal mucosal and submucosal layers without any proper muscle layer. We herein report a giant variant of CMSEP associated with intussusception in the rectosigmoid colon, with a review of the literature. A 48-year-old woman underwent a laparosco...

70-year-old female presenting with rectosigmoid (colonic) xanthoma and multiple benign polyps - case report.

Xanthomas are benign lesions frequently described in the upper gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach. In the stomach, these lesions are usually associated with chronic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, H. pylori infection and duodenogastric reflux following gastric surgery, but are otherwise indolent. Xanthomas in the upper gastrointestinal tract occur in a broad age range, 45-82...

Metastatic colonic and gastric polyps from breast cancer resembling hyperplastic polyps

Breast cancer metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is relatively rare and is generally found when patients complain of symptoms such as gastrointestinal obstruction. Herein, we report a case with metastatic colonic and gastric lesions from breast cancer, with the formation of mucosal polyps which resembled typical hyperplastic polyps.A 47-year-old woman underwent curable surgery for breast ...