Polyps of the colon

Polyps are benign tumors of the colon, they are pretty common, especially the elderly.

Among patients with proktologičeskimi complaints about doctors detect polyps Tolstoy intestine 53% patients.

It should be noted, that of all the parts of the colon, the most striking polyps are straight and sigmoid guts.

Clinical manifestations of polyps are very scarce. They are more often found during examination for other diseases of the colon. From the symptoms, characteristic of the polyps of the colon should be noted the presence of pathological discharge from the rectum (slime, blood), Periodic bloating, Uncertain and unforgettable pains, constipation.

With multiple polyposis, striking all or most of the colon, mucous and mucous-bloody discharge are noted at each act of defecation. Single polyps have no characteristic features and are a random find during preventive examinations.

Children may have large polyps, that, They are more often manifested by bleeding. If such polyps are located in the rectum, then when straining they can fall out of the anus.

The main danger of the polyps of the colon is, that they are able to turn into cancer. Among all the polyps of the colon, by the time of their detection, about 5-7% already belongs to malignant. The process of turning benign polyps into cancer takes a long time, Sometimes a few (5-8) years. Hence, If there are polyps, there is always the opportunity to remove them and thereby prevent the development of cancer.

Treatment of colon polyps should only be surgical. All polyps are subject to removal regardless of their size.

Polyps extracted from the intestines are directed to histological examination.

Removing polyps can be made in two ways: endoscopic and operational. In the last years, most proctologists resort to the first method. In this case, a special loop is carried out through the biopsy channel of the endoscope, which, by throwing a polyp on the leg, Tighten, and. Then, a polyp is annealed by an electric current missed by a certain force.

If polyps, discovered in the upper part of the rectum, can be removed through a rectoscope, then the rectum located in the lower part of the rectum is excised through the stretched anus.

Larp polyps, The diameter is more 2 centimeters and having a wide base, Remove the operational way. The operation consists in opening the abdominal cavity, and then guts, excision of the discovered polyp or segment of the intestine along with the polyp. The most malignant polyps are removed in the same way.