Gallbladder polyps are abnormal growths inside the gallbladder, the small organ in the upper right abdomen that stores digestive bile. Inflammation, cholesterol, abnormal cell growth, and, in rare ...

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...

Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat and round and mostly harmless, but some can become cancerous. Polyps can be peduncled or sessile.

Polyps are bits of extra cells that can grow in many of your tissues. Gastric polyps, or stomach polyps, are growths that develop in the lining of your stomach. In many cases, these polyps cause no ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Nasal polyp surgery removes noncancerous growths from your nasal and sinus passageways. In the weeks following surgery, you may notice slight bleeding from your nose and crusts. It’s common for polyps ...

For severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, the novel monoclonal antibody stapokibart reduced symptoms and polyp size atop treatment with a daily intranasal corticosteroid. The polyp size ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

Will Smith decided to get his first colonoscopy at age 51 and he captured the whole thing in a hilarious Youtube video. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends getting screened for colon ...