Polypectomy is the removal of a polyp. ... People may need to use enemas, laxatives, or both in the 12–24 hours before surgery. Surgical techniques and what to expect.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male who recently had a colonoscopy and had several polyps removed, but there was also a “flat polyp” that couldn’t be removed. My doctor said that he ...

If the polyp is too large to take out this way, you may need surgery to remove it. Once it’s out, ... But at least 30% of people who get polyps removed eventually develop new ones.

I had one of my own patients require surgery for this, as the polyp couldn’t be removed even by an expert, and the pathology showed the polyp to be perilously close to cancer.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male who recently had a colonoscopy and had several polyps removed, but there was also a “flat polyp” that couldn’t be removed. My doctor said that he ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old man who recently had a colonoscopy and had several polyps removed, but there was also a “flat polyp” that couldn’t be removed. My doctor said that he ...

Your healthcare provider might recommend surgery, (cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal) if your gallbladder polyps are 10 mm ...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas opened up about going through a "deep depression" following a bungled polyp-removal surgery.In a recent interview on The Howard Stern Show, the Citadel actress revealed that ...

Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old male who recently had a colonoscopy and had several polyps removed, but there was also a “flat polyp” that couldn’t be removed. My doctor ...