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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
Screening and Polyp ... - Interval: • Colonoscopy ... Multitarget DNA stool test ... • Adenomatous Polyps ... • Serrated Polyps
Serrated Polyps
Hyperplastic polyps (HPs):
 • Prevalence: 20-30%
 • Size: Usually small or diminutive (s 5mm)
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Serrated Polyps ... Hyperplastic polyps ... #Serrated #Polyps ... #comparison #colonoscopy
Early IUP and endometrial polyp!

Howard T Heller MD FAIUM @hellersound

#IUP #endometrial #polyp #clinical #ultrasound #pelvic #obgyn
and endometrial polyp ... #endometrial #polyp ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pelvic #obgyn
Causes of Abnormal Genital Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
 • Medical (e.g. coagulopathy, liver disease, renal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fibroid • Polyp ... Hyperplasia Cervix: • Polyp ... Trauma #Genital #Pelvic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Juvenile (Retention) Polyp on Colonoscopy
Common cause of rectal bleeding in children

Dr. Mohamed Gamal Saqr

#Juvenile #Retention #Polyp
Juvenile (Retention) Polyp ... on Colonoscopy ... Juvenile #Retention #Polyp ... #Colonoscopy #clinical
Large Endometrial Polyp on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound
This endometrium was called normal. What was missed here?

- Howard
Large Endometrial Polyp ... on Transvaginal Pelvic ... #Endometrial #Polyp ... #Transvaginal #Pelvic ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... things" → fewer polyps ... Pelvic Floor Disorder ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Cancer Screening Tests ... Stool/blood-based tests ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... specificity for polyps ... #comparison #table
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Cancer Screening Tests ... Stool/blood-based tests ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... specificity for polyps ... #comparison #table