Colon Polyps
Current as of: December 19, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP – Gastroenterology
Photo 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).