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Do polyps break off on their own?

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lauritz
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PostPosted: 04/10/07 - 03:11    Post subject: Vote now! Reply with quote
My problems are concerning polyps. Do polyps break off on their own? I have had problems with them for the last two weeks. My stool became irregular, and I even saw traces of blood in it. Doctor said that there is a possibility that I have polyps in my colon.
He even mentioned something about colonoscopy. How serious this is?
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PostPosted: 04/17/07 - 22:52    Post subject: Vote now! Reply with quote
Colonoscopy is a diagnostic procedure in which a camera is passed upon colon to examine the form and number of polyps. As for polyps themselves, they must be removed – procedure is polypectomia. Unfortunately, there is a possibility that they are positioned in hard reachable places, which might ask for a removal of a part of the intestines that has polyps.
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