A Japanese double-blind randomized trial found that two years of decaffeinated green tea extract tablets were associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-dose aspirin suppressed the recurrence of colorectal polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, ...

POLYPS of the rectum and colon have been observed with increasing frequency in the past few years, particularly because of the emphasis placed upon sigmoidoscopy as a method of early detection of ...

A 56-year-old patient with questionable Gardner's syndrome (has sebaceous cysts and family history of colon cancer) had 5 adenomatous polyps removed 2 years ago and 9 adenomatous polyps removed ...

For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon), the incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, and using more advanced ...

What is the surgical procedure of choice for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) in a 38-year-old patient? Is there justification for offering a procedure short of removal of the entire colon and ...

Among the estimated 6.3 million screening colonoscopies performed annually in the U.S., 4% to 11% demonstrate large colorectal polyp (>9 mm). Advances in endoscopic mucosal resection have resulted in ...

Periampullary and duodenal cancer are major causes of morbidity in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP); capsule endoscopy (CE) might be useful for the detection of small-bowel polyps in ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is inherited by transmission of a mutation of the APC gene on chromosome 5. The most common manifestations of FAP are multiple colorectal adenomas early in life, ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a rare condition that predisposes you (makes you more susceptible) to precancerous colorectal adenomatous polyps. Adenomatous polyps are abnormal growths that ...

A STUDY of 100 patients with carcinoma of the colon or rectum operated upon at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals indicates that it is advisable to divide such patients into two groups, those with ...

The incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, for the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon). Using more advanced ...