Rectal polyps

Rectal polyps is a type of benign tumor of the rectum. It is a mass covered with mucosa in the rectum. It is a small nodular mucosal bulge or a large pedicled mass, usually a single, a few are multiple, if there are many polyps Those who gather the rectum or affect the colon are called polyposis. Polyps that originate from inflammation are called inflammatory polyps; sessile nodules with proliferative changes in the mucous membrane are called hyperplastic polyps; adenomatous polyps and villous papillary adenoma polyps that grow from the intestinal epithelium are prone to malignancy.

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