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Colorectal polyps

Última revisión: 11 Dec 2025
Última actualización: 06 Jan 2026

Resumen

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • family history
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • rectal bleeding
  • mucus discharge
  • weight loss
  • tenesmus
  • change in bowel habit
  • symptoms and signs of anemia
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Fatores de risco

  • increasing age
  • family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps
  • previous history of polyps
  • male sex
  • acromegaly
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • colonoscopy
  • CT colonography
  • chromoendoscopy
  • histology
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
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Novos exames

  • virtual chromoendoscopy techniques
  • artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy
  • capsule endoscopy

Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

suitable for endoscopic resection

unsuitable for endoscopic resection

Colaboradores

Autores

Edward T. Pring, FRCS, PhD

Post CCT Fellow

St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

ETP declares that he has no competing interests.

Alison Wallace, MRCS, MSc

General Surgery Specialty Registrar

Oxford Deanery

Clinical Research Fellow

St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

AW declares that she has no competing interests.

Marita Georgiou, ​MUDr, MRCS

General Surgery Specialty Registrar

East of England Deanery

Clinical Research Fellow

St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

General Resident Medical Officer

The London Clinic

London

UK

Declarações

MG declares that she has no competing interests.

Jason Rai, MRCS, MMedEd

General Surgery Specialty Registrar

Oxford Deanery

Clinical Research Fellow

St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

JR declares that he has no competing interests.

Laura E. Gould, MRCS

General Surgery Specialty Registrar

North East and Central London Deanery

Clinical Research Fellow

St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

LG declares that she has no competing interests.

Dinh V. C. Mai, MRCS

General Surgery Specialty Registrar

Oxford Deanery

Clinical Research Fellow at St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

DM declares that she has no competing interests.

Ioanna Drami, MRCS, MSc, BSc

General Surgery Specialty Registrar

North East and Central London Deanery

Clinical Research Fellow at St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

ID declares that she has no competing interests.

John T. Jenkins, MD

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

JTJ declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Mr Edward T. Pring, Mr Jason Rai, Miss Alison Wallace, Miss Marita Georgiou, Miss Laura E. Gould, Mr Dinh V. C. Mai, Miss Ioanna Drami and Mr John T. Jenkins would like to gratefully acknowledge Mr Phil Tozer and Mr George Malietzis previous contributors to this topic.

Declarações

PT and GM declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores

John Anderson, FRCS

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Glasgow

UK

Declarações

JA declares that he has no competing interests.

Sharon Stein, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery

University Hospital Case Medical Center

Cleveland

OH

Declarações

SS received a fee for educational courses on laparoscopic surgery, paid for in part by Covidien, Olympus, and Applied Medical.

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Principais artigos

Rex DK, Boland CR, Dominitz JA, et al. Colorectal cancer screening: recommendations for physicians and patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force On Colorectal Cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Jul;112(7):1016-30.Texto completo  Resumo

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: colorectal cancer screening [internet publication].Texto completo

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: colon cancer [internet publication].Texto completo

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