Serrated polyps have been recognised in the last decade as important premalignant lesions
accounting for between 15% and 30% of colorectal cancers. There is therefore a clinical …

Background & Aims Certain subsets of colorectal serrated polyps (SP) have malignant
potential. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the …

The Asia-Pacific region has the largest number of cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) and one
of the highest levels of mortality due to this condition in the world. Since the publishing of two …

Colonoscopy is a frequently performed diagnostic and therapeutic test and the primary
screening tool in several nationalized bowel cancer screening programs. There has been a …

Background It is essential to accurately distinguish small benign hyperplastic colon polyps
(HP) from sessile serrated lesions (SSL) or adenomatous polyps (TA) based on endoscopic …

Background As the serrated pathway has gained prominence as an alternative colorectal
carcinogenesis pathway, sessile serrated adenomas or polyps (SSA/P) have been …

Background During the last decades data from different studies reported modifications of the
topographic distribution of colorectal cancers (CRCs), with an increased frequency of …

Background High rates of advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) are still diagnosed in the right
side of the colon. This study aimed to investigate whether screening programs increase …

Serrated polyps of the colorectum have become increasingly recognized as an important
clinical entity, as these precursor lesions are hypothesized to be responsible for up to 25 …

In recent years, besides the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, an alternative serrated
neoplasia pathway has been recognized as an important cause of 15-30% of colorectal …