Colon polyps

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Sept. 25, 2025

Research

Mayo Clinic radiologists and gastroenterologists were instrumental in developing novel techniques for finding and removing colon polyps, including stool DNA tests, probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy and virtual colonoscopy.

Publications

See a list of publications about colon polyps by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Colorectal cancer screening (PDQ) — Health professional version. National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/types/colorectal/hp/colorectal-screening-pdq. Accessed Oct. 3, 2024.
  2. Dornblaser D, et al. Colon polyps: Updates in classification and management. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2024; doi:10.1097/MOG.0000000000000988.
  3. Macrae FA. Overview of colon polyps. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Oct. 3, 2024.
  4. Polyps of the colon and rectum. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. https://fascrs.org/patients/diseases-and-conditions/a-z/polyps-of-the-colon-and-rectum. Accessed Sept. 30, 2024.
  5. Colon polyps. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/colon-polyps. Accessed Sept. 30, 2024.
  6. Screening for colorectal cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2021; doi:10.1001/jama.2021.6238.
  7. Sninsky JA, et al. Risk factors for colorectal polyps and cancer. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2022; doi:10.1016/j.giec.2021.12.008.
  8. Feldman M, et al., eds. Colonic polyps and polyposis syndromes. In: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. 11th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 3, 2024.
  9. Colonoscopy. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/colonoscopy. Accessed Oct. 3, 2024.
  10. Nimmagadda R. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Nov. 1, 2024.
  11. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Sept. 9, 2025.
  12. Colorectal cancer early detection, diagnosis, and staging. American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/colon-rectal-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/screening-tests-used.html . Accessed Sept. 10, 2025.