Is Colonoscopy Necessary in Children Suspected of Having Colonic Polyps?

Is a biopsy necessary for colon polyps suitable for polypectomy when performing a colonoscopy?

BACKGROUND The incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing in Taiwan. Adenomatous polyps are known to be precancerous lesions and need to be removed. New techniques like chromendoscopy, magnifying endoscopy, narrow band imaging and magnifying endoscopy with flexible spectral imaging color enhancement may improve the accuracy of identifying precancerous polyps but are not widely available in th...

Is Surveillance Colonoscopy Necessary for Patients with Sporadic Gastric Hyperplastic Polyps?

BACKGROUND Gastric polyps, such as adenomas and hyperplastic polyps, can be found in various colonic polyposis syndromes. Unlike in sporadic gastric adenomas, in which the increased risk of colorectal neoplasia has been well characterized, information in sporadic gastric hyperplastic polyps was limited. AIM To evaluate the association of sporadic gastric hyperplastic polyps with synchronous c...

Features for Classification of Polyps in Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detection of colorectal polyps that can progress to cancer. In such an examination physicians search for polyps in endoscopic images. Thereby polyps can be removed. To support experts with a computer-aided diagnosis system, we compare different methods for automatic detection. Comparable to traditional pattern recognition systems, features are initially extr...

Complete colonic duplication in children

Background: Complete colonic duplication is a very rare congenital anomaly that may have different presentations according to its location and size. Complete colonic duplication can occur in 15% of gastrointestinal duplication. We report two cases of complete colonic duplications, and their characteristics. Case Presentation: We present two patients with complete colonic duplication with differ...

Discouraging colonic polyps.