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Gastrointestinal Polyp

MedGen UID:
152871
•Concept ID:
C0744333
•
Finding; Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Gastrointestinal polyps

Definition

A polypoid tumor that arises from any part of the gastrointestinal tract and protrudes into the lumen. Representative examples include adenomatous polyps, hyperplastic polyps, and hamartomatous polyps. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGastrointestinal Polyp

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline - Update 2024.
Ferlitsch M, Hassan C, Bisschops R, Bhandari P, Dinis-Ribeiro M, Risio M, Paspatis GA, Moss A, Libânio D, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, Voiosu AM, Rutter MD, Pellisé M, Moons LMG, Probst A, Awadie H, Amato A, Takeuchi Y, Repici A, Rahmi G, Koecklin HU, Albéniz E, Rockenbauer LM, Waldmann E, Messmann H, Triantafyllou K, Jover R, Gralnek IM, Dekker E, Bourke MJ
Endoscopy 2024 Jul;56(7):516-545. Epub 2024 Apr 26 doi: 10.1055/a-2304-3219. PMID: 38670139
Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome in Children and Adults.
Yamamoto H, Sakamoto H, Kumagai H, Abe T, Ishiguro S, Uchida K, Kawasaki Y, Saida Y, Sano Y, Takeuchi Y, Tajika M, Nakajima T, Banno K, Funasaka Y, Hori S, Yamaguchi T, Yoshida T, Ishikawa H, Iwama T, Okazaki Y, Saito Y, Matsuura N, Mutoh M, Tomita N, Akiyama T, Yamamoto T, Ishida H, Nakayama Y
Digestion 2023;104(5):335-347. Epub 2023 Apr 13 doi: 10.1159/000529799. PMID: 37054692
Management and follow-up of gallbladder polyps: updated joint guidelines between the ESGAR, EAES, EFISDS and ESGE.
Foley KG, Lahaye MJ, Thoeni RF, Soltes M, Dewhurst C, Barbu ST, Vashist YK, Rafaelsen SR, Arvanitakis M, Perinel J, Wiles R, Roberts SA
Eur Radiol 2022 May;32(5):3358-3368. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08384-w. PMID: 34918177Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: A case report and literature review.
Wang N, Xiang Y, Tao L, Ming W, Ren L, Huang T, Yang G, Gao J, Ren Q, Zhu P, Huang M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Oct 25;103(43):e40242. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040242. PMID: 39470508Free PMC Article
Bleeding and safety outcomes in persons with haemophilia A without inhibitors: Results from a prospective non-interventional study in a real-world setting.
Kruse-Jarres R, Oldenburg J, Santagostino E, Shima M, Kempton CL, Kessler CM, Lehle M, Chebon S, Selak Bienz N, Asikanius E, Mahlangu J
Haemophilia 2019 Mar;25(2):213-220. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1111/hae.13655. PMID: 30724422
The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer.
Jasperson K, Burt RW
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2015 Oct;24(4):683-703. Epub 2015 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2015.06.006. PMID: 26363537
Gastrointestinal polyps in children.
Wang LC, Lee HC, Yeung CY, Chan WT, Jiang CB
Pediatr Neonatol 2009 Oct;50(5):196-201. doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60063-2. PMID: 19856862
Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.
Gammon A, Jasperson K, Kohlmann W, Burt RW
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):219-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.02.007. PMID: 19414148Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: A case report and literature review.
Wang N, Xiang Y, Tao L, Ming W, Ren L, Huang T, Yang G, Gao J, Ren Q, Zhu P, Huang M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Oct 25;103(43):e40242. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040242. PMID: 39470508Free PMC Article
Duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma: A rare cause for gastrointestinal polyp.
Bakshi N, Rao S, Dhawan S, Singla V
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2018 Oct-Dec;61(4):580-582. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_479_17. PMID: 30303155
The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer.
Jasperson K, Burt RW
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2015 Oct;24(4):683-703. Epub 2015 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2015.06.006. PMID: 26363537
Gastrointestinal polyps in children.
Wang LC, Lee HC, Yeung CY, Chan WT, Jiang CB
Pediatr Neonatol 2009 Oct;50(5):196-201. doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60063-2. PMID: 19856862
Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.
Gammon A, Jasperson K, Kohlmann W, Burt RW
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):219-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.02.007. PMID: 19414148Free PMC Article

Therapy

Efficacy of a full management model in daytime surgery for gastrointestinal polyps based on WeChat: A study protocol for randomized controlled trials.
Zhou X, Wu J, Li H, Zeng X, Luo HL
J Eval Clin Pract 2024 Sep;30(6):1076-1083. Epub 2024 May 27 doi: 10.1111/jep.14022. PMID: 38798179
Bleeding and safety outcomes in persons with haemophilia A without inhibitors: Results from a prospective non-interventional study in a real-world setting.
Kruse-Jarres R, Oldenburg J, Santagostino E, Shima M, Kempton CL, Kessler CM, Lehle M, Chebon S, Selak Bienz N, Asikanius E, Mahlangu J
Haemophilia 2019 Mar;25(2):213-220. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1111/hae.13655. PMID: 30724422
Identifying patients with suspected colorectal cancer in primary care: derivation and validation of an algorithm.
Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C
Br J Gen Pract 2012 Jan;62(594):e29-37. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X616346. PMID: 22520670Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Identifying patients with suspected colorectal cancer in primary care: derivation and validation of an algorithm.
Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C
Br J Gen Pract 2012 Jan;62(594):e29-37. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X616346. PMID: 22520670Free PMC Article
Juvenile polyps: recurrence in patients with multiple and solitary polyps.
Fox VL, Perros S, Jiang H, Goldsmith JD
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 Sep;8(9):795-9. Epub 2010 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.010. PMID: 20580940
Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.
Gammon A, Jasperson K, Kohlmann W, Burt RW
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):219-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.02.007. PMID: 19414148Free PMC Article
Sequential changes of gastric hyperplastic polyps following endoscopic ligation.
Hsu PI, Lai KH, Lo GH, Lin CK, Lo CC, Wang EM, Wang YY, Tsai WL, Lin CP, Tseng HH, Chen HC, Chen JL
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 2001 Nov;64(11):609-14. PMID: 11853213

Clinical prediction guides

MSA-MaxNet: Multi-Scale Attention Enhanced Multi-Axis Vision Transformer Network for Medical Image Segmentation.
Wu W, Huang J, Zhang M, Li Y, Yu Q, Zhao Q
J Cell Mol Med 2024 Dec;28(24):e70315. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.70315. PMID: 39706821Free PMC Article
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: A case report and literature review.
Wang N, Xiang Y, Tao L, Ming W, Ren L, Huang T, Yang G, Gao J, Ren Q, Zhu P, Huang M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Oct 25;103(43):e40242. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040242. PMID: 39470508Free PMC Article
Bleeding and safety outcomes in persons with haemophilia A without inhibitors: Results from a prospective non-interventional study in a real-world setting.
Kruse-Jarres R, Oldenburg J, Santagostino E, Shima M, Kempton CL, Kessler CM, Lehle M, Chebon S, Selak Bienz N, Asikanius E, Mahlangu J
Haemophilia 2019 Mar;25(2):213-220. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1111/hae.13655. PMID: 30724422
Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.
Gammon A, Jasperson K, Kohlmann W, Burt RW
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):219-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.02.007. PMID: 19414148Free PMC Article
Other gastrointestinal polyps.
Järvinen HJ
World J Surg 1991 Jan-Feb;15(1):50-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01658961. PMID: 1994605

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