Hesitating not to remove 12 colon polyps, 70-year-old patient was rushed to the emergency room after half a year

(Dan Tri) - Mr. Phan The Vinh (70 years old, in Hai Duong) had an endoscopy and discovered that he had many polyps in his colon but had not had them removed for many reasons. 6 months later, when the pain became severe, he had to go to the emergency room and had 12 polyps removed at Thu Cuc TCI.

On October 24, 2024, Mr. Vinh had a digestive examination and a stomach and colonoscopy at a hospital in Hanoi and discovered that there were many polyps of different sizes in his colon. However, because at that time he did not fully understand the risks of the polyps, coupled with his old age and poor health, he did not dare to decide to remove such a large number of polyps, fearing complications. He said that his family also wanted to learn more about a good facility for treatment.

Hesitating between the decision to treat or not to treat, and where to treat for the best results, until the acute pain began to appear on April 11, 2025, the family had to take him to the emergency room and decided to transfer him to Thu Cuc TCI International General Hospital (286 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi) for treatment.

Endoscopic image of polyps.

At Thu Cuc TCI, the patient's symptoms showed that he had abdominal pain along the colon, a dull pain that sometimes flared up and then progressed to severe pain, accompanied by nausea but no vomiting, no fever, bloody mucus in the stool, a history of previous endoscopy that detected many colon polyps. The patient was examined by gastroenterologist Nguyen Thi Hang and prescribed a high-tech colonoscopy to be able to directly diagnose the nature of the polyp and intervene to remove polyps if any during the endoscopy.

The results of the colonoscopy revealed many polyps in the colon, of which, thanks to direct diagnosis using high-tech endoscopy, the doctor determined that 12 polyps needed to be removed and removed immediately to avoid the risk of colon obstruction and cancer. Other small polyps did not need to be removed, and the doctor advised continued monitoring during subsequent visits.

After the endoscopy combined with polypectomy, all of the patient's indicators were stable, with no impact on digestive function. The patient had a good appetite, improved health, and the family said they were very happy because they were relieved of the burden of anxiety when treating multiple polyps in an elderly and weak patient.

Mr. Vinh is radiant after having 12 colon polyps removed.

Potential risks from colon polyps

Colon polyps are a common digestive tract disease and are becoming younger. This is a type of lesion that develops in the digestive tract wall. Polyps will grow abnormally on the mucosal layer, shaped like a tumor but not a tumor.

There are two types of polyps: pedunculated and sessile. A person can have a single polyp in the colon or many polyps at the same time.

Most polyps initially form in a benign form that is not dangerous to the patient. However, polyps can mutate cells, grow larger in size and develop into malignancy. According to experts, more than 50% of colorectal cancer cases develop from polyps.

The growth rate of polyps is difficult to calculate, it depends on many factors such as age, genetic factors, diet, lifestyle, etc. Many cases of polyps up to 3-5cm in size are found to occupy the entire colon. Large polyps can cause constipation, fecal retention, bowel disorders, bloody stools, etc. and have a very high risk of malignancy.

Early and clean removal of a large number of polyps at the same time during endoscopy is very beneficial for the patient. Because if left for a long time, polyps will turn into cancer in advanced stages, making the treatment process very difficult, possibly requiring removal of a section of the colon, radiation therapy, and complex chemotherapy, affecting health and life.

Patient performing colonoscopy.

According to Dr. Hang, currently, with advanced technologies in the field of digestive endoscopy such as NBI (narrow band imaging), MCU (magnification, staining, endoscopic ultrasound), most polyps can be diagnosed and treated during endoscopy, including complex polyp cases without the need for open abdominal surgery. Among them, the techniques of EMR mucosal resection and ESD submucosal dissection have been applied for many years at TCI.

Therefore, patients should rest assured and trust in the doctors' instructions for minimally invasive treatment. Prolonged delay can easily lead to health complications, the most dangerous of which is the transformation of cancerous polyps into cancer.

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