I Have Colon Polyps: Now What?

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M. D. Andesn ane ente ae enaging men and wmen t ean me abt n pyps and hw they affet a pesn's isks f ane.

"Finding t y have n pyps desn't have t be fightening," said Gttmkkaa S. aj, M.D., pfess in the Depatment f Gastentegy, Hepatgy and Ntitin at M. D. Andesn. "Mst n pyps ae nt ane. Yet, etain kinds f pyps may make y me ikey t devep n ane."

The n is pat f the age intestine. A n pyp is a gwth n the inside ining f the n. A dt ks f pyps ding a nspy.

ean y pyp type

Pyps me in diffeent shapes and sizes. Sme ae:

-- aised n stems ike mshms

-- Fnd n the sfae f the n, ike a mshm witht a stak

-- Fnd fat n the sfae f the n, ike a panake

When a dt emves a pyp ding a nspy, he she sends it t a pathgist f examinatin nde a mispe. The pathgist detemines if the pyp is a:

-- Hypepasti pyp, whih is nt ane

-- Adenmats pyp, whih is nt ane bt an beme ane if it's nt emved

-- Maignant pyp, whih is ane

"It's imptant f y t knw a abt the pyps y dt fnd ding y ast nspy," aj said.

Insttins f eting pyp histy

aj emmends that eveyne eview thei ast nspy ept and make nte f what was fnd, inding the:

-- Nmbe f pyps

-- Type f eah pyp

-- Size f eah pyp

Individas an get a py f thei ast nspy ept by aing the ini dt wh pefmed that nspy. Ask f bth the nspy and pathgy epts. These epts wi indiate the type, nmbe and size f pyps the dt fnd.

Pyp histy detemines seening shede

Pepe shd shae this infmatin with thei dt at thei next hek-p. The dt ses this infmatin t detemine if a pesn's hanes f getting n ane ae highe than nma. This infmatin as tes the dt when and hw ften a pesn shd get a nspy.

M. D. Andesn pvides detaied nspy seening emmendatins based n a pesn's pyp histy.

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