Recurrence rate after colon polyp surgery

This kind of clip often appears on TV: the protagonists have an argument, and in a fit of rage they run into traffic, and then unfortunately get hit by a car and are immediately sent to the hospital for surgery. But have you noticed that before the operation we saw a surgical consent form, and the operation can only be performed after signing the consent form. It can be seen from this that surgery is not a panacea. If the surgery is unsuccessful, postoperative recurrence is possible. So is the postoperative recurrence rate of common colon polyps high?

Many patients have problems with intestinal polyps. They worry about the recurrence of intestinal polyps after surgery and want to know the probability of recurrence. Although everyone’s concerns are correct, the probability of recurrence of intestinal polyps still depends on the patients’ post-operative care. If there are regular follow-up examinations, the probability of recurrence will be relatively small.

Is there a high chance of intestinal polyps recurring after surgery? Everyone knows that intestinal polyps are a common disease. In fact, the treatment of intestinal polyps is not difficult. However, if patients do not undergo regular follow-up examinations after surgery, they are often ignored. In severe cases, it can cause cancer. Therefore, in order to solve everyone’s doubts, let us take a look at whether intestinal polyps are prone to recurrence? What are the treatments for intestinal polyps. I hope this helps you all.

1. Treatment of colon polyps. To put it simply, colon polyps are lumps of flesh growing on the wall of the large intestine. In terms of nature, the most common types are inflammatory polyps and adenomatous polyps. The former is caused by intestinal proliferative inflammation, while the factors of the latter are still unclear. It was found that it may be related to factors such as genetics, chronic inflammatory effects, lifestyle habits, and chronic constipation. The nature of the polyp can only be determined by pathological biopsy. Adenomatous polyps are precancerous lesions of colon cancer. They will not disappear on their own and are difficult to eliminate with medication. If not treated in time, it may gradually grow larger and the probability of canceration is higher. Inflammatory polyps are relatively safe. Sometimes very small inflammatory polyps will disappear on their own. However, if inflammatory polyps are affected by inflammation for a long time, they may also become cancerous. Generally, polyps found during colonoscopy should be removed endoscopically. For polyps that cannot be removed at one time or larger polyps, they can also be removed in several times. Endoscopic removal of polyps is a minimally invasive procedure, not a major surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgery with small wounds, quick recovery, low cost and few side effects. Colonoscopy is an effective diagnostic method and also an effective treatment method.

2. Polyps are prone to recurrence and require regular check-ups. If the polyps are small, with a diameter of less than 0.3 cm, and are multiple, it is usually difficult to completely remove them in one colonoscopy. Patients generally require regular check-ups and multiple treatments. Because some patients' intestines are not clean enough during colonoscopy, which affects careful observation, missed detection often occurs. Therefore, once polyps are found, regular checkups are necessary to detect any remaining undetected polyps or recurrent polyps. Even if the polyps are removed, there is a possibility of recurrence, so regular check-ups are particularly important. In addition, some patients think that colon polyps can be removed completely at one time, and the polyps are found to be benign by pathological examination, so they think that regular check-ups are unnecessary or neglect the check-ups. In fact, intestinal polyps cannot be cured by just one removal. They may recur again, and the location and nature of the recurrence may be different. Patients with a history of colon polyps should be reexamined. If there is only one polyp and pathology proves it to be benign, colonoscopy only needs to be performed once a year at the beginning. If there is no recurrence after two to three years, it can be changed to once every three years in the future. However, if you have multiple benign polyps, you should still have a colonoscopy once a year for safety reasons. If cancerous polyps are found, closer follow-up examinations should be carried out after removal; if the root of the polyp becomes cancerous, further surgical treatment is necessary.

To sum up, this is all the content about the high chance of recurrence of intestinal polyps after surgery. I hope that after reading the above content, you will pay attention to the problem of the easy recurrence of intestinal polyps. Because if intestinal polyps are not checked regularly, the probability of recurrence is very important. Therefore, whether intestinal polyps will recur depends on the care. If the care is good, the probability of recurrence is relatively low.