When it comes to intestinal polyps, everyone is familiar with them. In daily physical examination, its detection rate is second only to nodules.
But can you imagine?More than 200 polyps have grown in someone's intestines!
What's going on here?What are the symptoms of intestinal polyps?Can polyps cause cancer?
Some time ago, Mr. Chen from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, went to Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for intestinal examination, and was diagnosed with "familial adenomatous polyposis", and found that his colon was densely covered with large and small polyps, with more than 200 polyps.
After detailed assessment and communication, the doctor decided to perform endoscopic multiple polyp removal surgery for Mr. Chan. The entire procedure lasted 3 hours, of which it took more than 2 hours to remove the polyps alone.
During the operation, more than 200 polyps were removed, and the process went smoothly. After the surgery, Mr. Chan recovered well and was discharged from the hospital 72 hours later.
The doctor explained that intestinal polyps can be broadly divided into 5 categories: adenomatous polyps, inflammatory polyps, metaplastic polyps, hamartoma polyps and juvenile polyps. Among them, adenomatous is a true neoplastic polyp, which is a type of precancerous lesion of bowel cancer.
Adenomous polyps typically appear as a large number of small balls of flesh in the intestines. If they are not removed, the risk of bowel cancer is quite high when the patient reaches the age of 50. Moreover, the disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant mannerThere is a 50% chance that it will be passed on to the next generation.
Therefore, once an adenoma is found in the large intestine, it should be carried out in time**. At the same time, it is recommended that immediate family members go to the hospital for colonoscopy as soon as possible.
There is a chance of polyp-like excess lumps growing on any mucosal surface in the human body, and intestinal polyps are of great concern because they have the potential to progress to colorectal cancer. So, what signals does the body send when polyps appear in the gut?
1.Pain in the abdomen: When there are polyps in the intestines, it can cause a blockage problem, and people may feel significant abdominal distension when they have a bowel movement or when they put pressure on their abdomen.
2.Frequent diarrhea: The growth of polyps in the intestinal area can cause intestinal dysfunction, causing people to have recurrent diarrhea. If you have frequent diarrhea or even mucus in your excrement, it is advisable to arrange a bowel function test in time.
3.Blood in the stool: Similar to hemorrhoids, intestinal polyps can also cause blood in people's stools. However, unlike hemorrhoids, blood in the stool may be accompanied by mucus or dark blood clots in the stool, usually persistently or intermittently. In patients with hemorrhoids, blood in the stool is generally dripping blood and is not compatible with stool.
4.The stool is "grooved".: When there are polyps in the intestine, the stool will be squeezed by the polyp during transportation, resulting in a clear "groove" in the stool, which looks like a groove on the surface, and the shape becomes tapered, and even accompanied by mucus.
Although most intestinal polyps are benign, the rate of cancer has been increasing in recent years with changes in people's lifestyles and habits. Studies have found that more than 90% of colon cancers are caused by colon polyps.
According to the doctor, the malignant transformation process is relatively slowIt usually takes 5 to 10 years, and there are roughly 4 steps from intestinal polyps to intestinal cancer: small polyps, large polyps, dysplasia, and bowel cancer.
Since most patients do not have obvious symptoms during the polyp and dysplasia stages, regular colonoscopy is required to detect and administer appropriate **. Once a patient has symptoms such as blood in the stool or intestinal obstruction, it is usually already at an advanced stage, and the difficulty and risk are greatly increased.
In order to prevent the occurrence and progression of colon polyps, patients should develop good lifestyle habits, such as maintaining a regular diet, eating more high-fiber foods, drinking more water, and exercising moderately. At the same time, regular colonoscopy is also an important means to prevent colon polyps. Especially for high-risk groups with family history, older age, and inflammatory bowel disease, more attention should be paid to the frequency and quality of colonoscopy.