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Cap Polyposis (6 of 7)
Recently, there was a case report published, on a patient with cap polyposis who was treated with a single infusion of infliximab 5 mg/kg and who demonstrated dramatic symptomatic improvement.
Cap Polyposis (4 of 7)
Chromoendoscopy with indigo carmin. Cap polyposis is characterized by rectosigmoid polyps that have tortuous elongated crypts and are covered by a cap of fibropurulent exudate. The pathogenesis is...
Cap Polyposis (3 of 7)
The findings here are of cap polyposis, a rare condition thought to be related to chronic constipation and straining causing prolapse of mucosa in the rectum and sigmoid. Often mistaken for pseudopolyps,...
Cap Polyposis (2 of 7)
Cap polyposis is characterized by the presence of inflammatory polyps with a "cap" of granulation tissue. It may represent one end of a spectrum of conditions caused by chronic straining. Polyps...
Cap Polyposis (1 of 7)
This 22 year-old lady, has been presented with rectal bleeding and mucus discharge, also has been suffering of Bulimia Nervosa. Digital rectal examinations revealed polypoidal masses in the rectum.
Tubulo-Villous Adenoma
Adenomatous polyps are, by definition, neoplastic. Although benign, they are the direct precursors of adenocarcinomas and follow a predictable cancerous temporal course unless interrupted by treatment....
Stalked Polyp
The image and the video display several small polyps. Familiar polyposis of the colon (FPC)
Pedicled Polyp (6 of 7)
and the head of the polyp prolapses in both directions when snaring is attempted."
Pedicled Polyp (5 of 7)
The practice of removing polyps at colonoscopy is based on the assumption that their removal prevents progression to cancer. This concept, often called the adenoma-carcinoma sequence.
Pedicled Polyp (4 of 7)
Endoscopic snare excision of large pediculated polyp. Most pedunculated polyps are removed by transection of the stalk with a polypectomy snare. The major risk with this approach is postpolypectomy...
Pedicled Polyp (3 of 7)
Adenomatous polyps are precursors of most colorectal cancers, and their prevalence increases with age. The chance of detecting adenomatous polyps at colonoscopy is generally independent of the indication...