Pólipos en el colon

Por el personal de Mayo Clinic
11 de junio de 2026

Investigación

Los radiólogos y gastroenterólogos de Mayo Clinic fueron fundamentales en el desarrollo de técnicas novedosas para encontrar y extirpar pólipos en el colon, entre las que se incluyen stool DNA tests, endomicroscopía láser confocal con sonda y virtual colonoscopy.

Publicaciones

Consulte en PubMed una lista de publicaciones sobre los pólipos en el colon escritas por los médicos de Mayo Clinic. PubMed es un servicio de la National Library of Medicine (Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina).

  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. Nov. 5, 2024.