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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Large intestinal polyposis
  1. Large bowel resection 
    ... treat many conditions, including: A blockage in the intestine due to scar tissue Colon cancer Diverticular disease (disease of the large bowel) Other reasons for bowel resection are: Familial polyposis (polyps are growths on the lining of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002941.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy 
    ... medical treatment does not help problems with your large intestine. ... polyposis Bleeding in your intestine Birth defects that have ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007381.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Ileostomy 
    Ileostomy is done when problems with your large intestine can only be ... that damages your intestines or another intestinal emergency
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007378.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Large bowel resection - series (image) 
    ... or arteriovenous malformations Injuries Cancer Precancerous polyps Familial polyposis Infection, due to diverticulitis
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100089_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Colon cancer screening 
    ... can detect polyps and early cancers in the large intestine. This type of screening can find problems that ... looks at the last one third of the large intestine (colon), it may miss some cancers that are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002071.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Virtual colonoscopy 
    ... for cancer, polyps , or other disease in the large intestine (colon). The medical name of this test is ... colonoscope that is inserted into the rectum and large intestine. VC is done in the radiology department of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007253.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Colonoscopy 
    ... exam that views the inside of the colon (large intestine) and rectum, using a tool called a colonoscope. ... carefully moved into the lowest part of the large intestine. The scope is slowly advanced as far as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003886.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Total proctocolectomy and ileal-anal pouch 
    ... anal pouch surgery is the removal of the large intestine and most of the rectum. The surgery is ... your belly. Then your surgeon will remove your large intestine. Next, your surgeon will remove your rectum. Your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007380.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Colorectal polyps 
    ... develop on the mucous membrane that lines the large intestine. They are also called adenomas and are most ... disease that causes many benign growths in the intestine, usually before ... colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also called Lynch syndrome, a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000266.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome 
    ... in the small intestine, but also in the large intestine (colon). An exam of the colon called a colonoscopy will show colon polyps. The small intestine is evaluated in two ways. One ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000244.htm - Medical Encyclopedia