This type of polyp is commonly detected in a colon cancer screening. It carries a high risk of becoming cancerous. They can be pedunculated, but they’re commonly sessile. The majority of colon ...

BACKGROUND: Colonoscopic resection of pedunculated polyps with heads 1 cm or greater in diameter is difficult because of the risk of bleeding. To minimize this complication, we used a detachable ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MDMedically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD A pseudopolyp is a type of polyp that may be found in the colon of a person who has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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 ...