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 ...

Nasal polyps are soft, painless growths in your sinuses or nasal passages. They are usually benign (noncancerous). Most nasal polyps form from chronic inflammation linked to allergies, asthma, ...

You may need to remove nasal polyps if they’re large enough to interfere with your quality of life. Surgery, called nasal polypectomy, is the standard procedure used. Nasal polyps refer to small ...

Bladder polyps are small, often cauliflower-like growths that protrude from the lining of the urinary bladder. Typically, polyps are groups of abnormal cells that appear along mucous membranes in the ...

You may not be able to see nasal polyps, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sense their constant presence. In fact, more than half of people who have the condition say that reducing or eliminating their ...

While no medical procedure is fun, exactly, some can feel more intimidating than others. Root canals and mammograms may make ...

What Is a Tubular Adenoma? If you’ve ever had a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer, your doctor may have told you that they found polyps. These small clumps of cells that form on your colon lining ...

A colorectal polyp is a growth that may present on the lining of the colon or rectum. While these are fairly common and affect between 15-20% of the adult population, they are not usually associated ...

Bruce Black is no stranger to sinus trouble. He’s had it for much of his adult life, thanks to hay fever, asthma, and nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are teardrop-shaped growths that can form anywhere in ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...