What are hyperplastic polyps?
hyperplastic polyps are benign small intestine tumors, which in most cases grow slowly and remain asymptomatic. Rarely, tumors could grow faster or greater than usual, causing symptoms such as pain and digestive problems. About 90 percent of all polyps found in the small intestine are hyperplastic. The remaining 10 percent are either adenomas, which are benign tumors that are of glandular origin or are associated with syndrome that leads to overgrowing polyps.
The small intestine contains approximately three -quarters of the gastrointestinal tract length, but there are very few malignant tumors. Most tumors that develop in the small intestine are benign. Several types of tumors can develop in different parts of the small intestine, including adenomas, lipomas, hemangiomas, gastrointestinal string tumors and hyperplastic polyps.
polyps can grow in any part of the small intestine, including duodenum, jejunum and ileum. All TtyPy naor, včIt is more likely to grow in the ileum than any other part. In general, small intestine tumors are relatively insulated occurrences, with only one or several forms. For some people, the development of polyps is part of the hyperplastic polyposis syndrome, leading to a growth of multiple polyps, often in all three parts of the small intestine.
Like most of the benign tumors of the small intestine, hyperplastic polyps tend to be asymptomatic. Polyp can rarely cause intestine pain or gastrointestinal bleeding. Even more tumors can rarely lead to intestinal obstruction or intususception, in which one part of the intestine moves and slips into the next section.
Asymptomatic polyps often occur during routine endoscopy or during endoscopy performed for purposes unrelated to the existence of polyps. When polyps are discovered, they can be removed by relatively non -invasive methods, JAKO is endoscopy; Open surgery is rarely required. In endoscopy, it passes through a thin tube equipped with surgical tools, a light source and a video camera of the esophagus, around the stomach and into the small intestine. The surgeon uses images generated by a camera to guide tools and remove polyps.
It is very rare to make hyperplastic polyps malignant. In general, only polyps associated with hyperplastic polyposis syndrome have the ability to become cancer. Hyperplastic polyp has less than one percent chances of malignant. Yet the presence of one or more polyps increases the risk of colon cancer, so after finding they are often removed polyps, even if they are asymptomatic.