Colorectal Polyps Causes Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis and Treatment.

. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:24 Causes of Colorectal Polyps 3:13 Symptoms of Colorectal Polyps 3:45 Diagnosis of Colorectal Polyps 4:19 Treatment of Colorectal Polyps A colorectal polyp is a polyp fleshy growth occurring on the lining of the colon or rectum.1 Untreated colorectal polyps can develop into colorectal cancer.2 Colorectal polyps are often classified by their behaviour i.e. benign vs. malignant or cause e.g. as a consequence of inflammatory bowel disease. They may be benign e.g. hyperplastic polyp pre-malignant e.g. tubular adenoma or malignant e.g. colorectal adenocarcinoma. Colorectal polyps are not usually associated with symptoms.2 When they occur symptoms include bloody stools changes in frequency or consistency of stools such as a week or more of constipation or diarrhoea3 and fatigue arising from blood loss.2 Anemia arising from iron deficiency can also present due to chronic blood loss even in the absence of bloody stools.34 Another symptom might be increased mucous production especially those involving villous adenomas.4 Copious production of mucous causes loss of potassium that can occasionally result in symptomatic hypokalemia.4 Occasionally if a polyp is big enough to cause a bowel obstruction there may be nausea vomiting and severe constipation.3,

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