Colorectal polyp removal is prone to some complications, which will have a greater impact on the patient’s health, and should be handled in a timely manner. The common complications are as follows:
1. Bleeding: after performing colorectal polypectomy, bleeding in the operation area is easy to occur, which is mainly manifested as blood in feces or even blood in stool. Prolonged blood in stool leads to decrease in blood volume, which will cause anemia. There may be a small amount of blood in the feces in the early postoperative period, but if there is more than one bleeding, or a large amount of bleeding, the patient should be examined in time, and if necessary, the patient should be treated accordingly to stop bleeding.
2. Stenosis of intestinal lumen: postoperative contraction of scar or adhesion will cause intestinal stenosis, which will lead to intestinal obstruction in serious patients, and surgical resection of stenosis can be chosen in serious cases.
3. Toxic intestinal dilatation: it is the most serious complication, which can occur when the patient is sick and also after the operation, and should be treated in time, otherwise it is life-threatening.
4. Pathological results for malignancy: when the pathological results are malignant after surgery, patients should be combined with individual patients to formulate a treatment plan, if necessary, to perform colon tumor resection, supplemented with further anti-tumor treatment such as radiotherapy.
Patients should pay attention to the prevention and treatment of complications after colorectal polyp surgery, follow the doctor’s instructions, and continue the postoperative treatment.