Intestinal polyps larger than 2 centimeters usually require surgery.
Intestinal polyps can be caused by infection, heredity, long-term smoking, alcohol consumption and age, etc. They usually present with symptoms such as blood in stool, urgency, mucous blood in stool, and polyp prolapse.
Intestinal polyps are classified as tumor polyps and non-tumor polyps according to tumor relevance, and adenomatous polyps, serrated polyps, inflammatory polyps, and misshapen polyps according to pathology. The malignant rate of adenomatous polyps is high, with reports showing that the malignant rate of adenomatous polyps larger than 2 cm in diameter reaches 50%. Other types of polyps have a lower malignancy rate.
Therefore, intestinal polyps larger than 2 centimeters are usually resected under enteroscopic conditions and pathologically examined. If malignant lesions have occurred, further treatment such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy is required.
Patients found to have intestinal polyps should have regular follow-up colonoscopy.