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Cscope 2day showed sigmoid inflam+edema. scope 3 mo. ago (different gi) normal except hyperplastic sigmoid polyp (removed) . symptom free @time of 1st scope -- could polyp have been from past inflam?
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Yes: Polyps are a result of some type of inflammation in the colon, whether it be from a colitis or long term cellular damage that changes the bowel cell morphology and leads to abnormal cell growth and polyp formation.
Answered 12/7/2013
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