Colon Polyp Removal During
A Colonoscopy Video

This is a short but graphic video showing a colon polyp being removed during a colonoscopy. The procedure includes narration by a doctor.

Colon polyps are clumps of tissue that grow on the walls of the human colon. Sometimes there is only one, but there can also be several at the same time. Many polyps are shaped somewhat like a mushroom, but they can also be more-or-less flat.

In the beginning, most polyps are not cancerous. But many become cancerous after they've been in the colon for some time. Other polyps are cancerous from the start.

One of the primary reasons for having a colonoscopy is to detect for colon polyps as part of colon cancer screening. As you'll see in this video recorded during an actual colonoscopy, flat polyps may be smaller and more difficult to detect.

Certain individuals are more likely to produce colon polyps than others. Although anyone is susceptible, those who have colon polyps tend to be more than 50 years, had polyps before, have a genetic or herditary history of colon cancer in their family, or have had uterine or ovarian cancer before age 50. People who drink a lot of alcohol, use tobacco products, eat a lot of rich, fatty, high cholesterol foods or are overweight also are at higher risk. 

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