Yesterday, I had a colonoscopy due to bleeding and chronic diarrhea. When I got home, my doctor’s office called to set up a follow up appointment in 2 weeks. Prior to leaving the hospital, the doctor told my husband (I never saw him) that I needed to have a repeat scope in 3 months because he had to “fry” a polyp that was in a location where it was difficult to remove. He said the colon would cover the polyp every time I breathed. Today, I received the report online and copied it below. After reading it, does it mean no biopsy was taken of the polyp? How can they determine that it was not malignant then? I have been so stressed about this and now I still don’t really have any answers. Any suggestions as to why I should ask at my follow up appointment are appreciated. By the way, I am 41 and had a clear colonoscopy 5 years ago to check as part of a workup to rule out celiac.
7 mm polyp was found in the proximal ascending colon. The polyp was
sessile. Fulguration to ablate the lesion by monopolar probe was
successful. No biopsies or other specimens were collected for this exam.
The exam was otherwise without abnormality on direct and retroflexion
views.
There is no endoscopic evidence of bleeding, diverticula or inflammation
in the entire colon.
cold biopsies taken for histology
Impression:
- The examined portion of the ileum was normal. Biopsied.
- One 7 mm polyp in the proximal ascending colon. Treated with a
monopolar probe. No specimens collected.
- The examination was otherwise normal on direct and retroflexion views.
Estimated Blood Loss: Estimated blood loss: none.
Recommendation:
- Discharge patient to home (ambulatory).
- Repeat colonoscopy in 3 months for surveillance after piecemeal
polypectomy.
Scope Withdrawal Time 0 hours 28 minutes 10 seconds