Polyp Types, Treatments & More
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10. Surgical Treatment of Colon and Stomach Polyps
Small polyps can be removed during a routine colonoscopy, while large polyps require minimally invasive surgery. A doctor will most likely recommend removal if a polyp is causing symptoms or can become cancerous.2‘Colon Polyps: Which Ones Are Riskiest for You?’ Cleveland Clinic, 17 Aug. 2020, health.clevelandclinic.org/colon-polyps-which-ones-are-riskiest-for-you/. A pathologist may analyze a tissue sample under microscope to evaluate the risk of a polyp becoming malignant.
Small stomach polyps that aren't adenomas and aren't causing symptoms don't require surgery. However, a practitioner may recommend surgical removal of adenomas and larger stomach polyps and ones that are causing symptoms.7‘Nasal Polyps - Symptoms and Causes.’ Mayo Clinic, 11 July 2019, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nasal-polyps/symptoms-causes/syc-20351888.
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