Changing concepts of colonic polyps: clinical and radiographic implications.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1986
Abstract
The relationship of colonic polyps to carcinoma of the colon provides a basis for their importance. Recent advances in the detection of colonic polyps, including double contrast barium examination and colonoscopy, have provided a method for more extensive study of colonic polyps. Studies using these newer techniques indicate that many traditional concepts of colonic polyps were inaccurate. The relationships of polyp size to histology, polyp location to age, and the phenomenon of colon polyp clustering are important to both the immediate treatment of the polyp and to the long-term follow-up of the patient. The use of hemoccult stool screening as a technique for screening for colonic pathology is also of significance to the radiologist. The changing relationships of various parameters of colon polyps bring into question the utility of many of the currently recommended screening procedures for colon pathology. Undoubtedly, this will impact on the practice of radiology.
Volume
26
Issue
3
First Page
177
Last Page
200
ISSN
1040-8371
Published In/Presented At
Bernstein, M. A., & Feczko, P. J. (1986). Changing concepts of colonic polyps: clinical and radiographic implications. Critical reviews in diagnostic imaging, 26(3), 177–200.
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
3536305
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article