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Cecum Polyp or 'stump'
I had a virtual colonoscopy which revealed a 7mm polyp in my cecum near the ileocecal valve. I've also read that sometimes, when someone has had an appendectomy decades ago, that on a CT colonoscopy, the "stump", left by the appendectomy, could masquerade as a polyp. Has anyone had any experience with this? My primary care physician now wants me to have a colonoscopy to have this polyp removed and biopsied, but I really don't want to have to go through the prep and the colonoscopy unnecessarily.
I've also read where 7mm polyps are small enough where they don't necessarily have to be removed, but monitored every few years. I've also read that cecum polyps can only be removed through surgery, along with part of the colon. So, you can see why I'm apprehensive about going through all this if my polyp could be a "stump" left over from my appendectomy.
Any help and information would be greatly appreciated.
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My husband had polyps in his colon, discovered through colonoscopy. Sounds like that's your next step.
Mayo can remove a 7mm polyp by EMR Colonoscopy (a colonoscopy for larger polyps) - no surgery involved. Make an appointment with Mayo GI to schedule EMR.
can Mayo remove a 50mm flat polyp in cecum? who should perform such surgery. many thanks.
I would definitely contact Mayo GI Department with your question. If your problem can be resolved by EMR, it is similar to a colonoscopy. Mayo has many capable doctors able to resolve your problem.
many thanks for reply. margareto
I have a 1 inch flat ascending colon polyp, how hard are they to remove?
I also have a 1 inch flat ascending colon polyp, wonder the same thing, I heard they are rare.
Hi Framegood. I had a flat polyp (not sure how wide) on the transverse colon. It was removed during the investigatory colonoscopy without difficulty. How was your polyp discovered? Has it been removed?
i had a colonoscopy every ten years, no problems, Jan 2017 was told I would never need another, started having issues 5 weeks ago and Dr. had me do colonguard, Came back positive, so had a colonoscopy a month ago, Found a small polyp, removed it, it was benign could not remove the flat one which is 1 inch wide, and have to have that removed on the 19th of this month in the hospital. Concerned about it as it is large, and wondering if they had missed it 5 years ago, Thanks for the respond.
I'm so glad you had the colonguard done. When caught early, colon cancer can be stopped in its tracks. Colon cancer usually grows very slowly. It is possible that is was too flat to detect 5 years ago. I will be interested in hearing how it goes on the 19th.