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			| Colon PolypsPhoto credit: Jacqueline Littée, RN. Adapted with permission. All
		rights reserved. A colon polyp is a small growth of excess
		tissue on the inner surface of the intestine. Some polyps are attached to the
		wall of the colon or rectum by a stalk or stem (pedunculated). Some have a
		broad base with little or no stalk (sessile). ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
 Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
 Specialist Medical ReviewerJerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology
Current as of:
                May 3, 2017Author:
          Healthwise Staff  Medical Review:
          E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |  |  |  |  |  |