Colonoscopy Photo Gallery

As much as we would like a colon to be completely normal, often the case is that many different things can be seen while undergoing a colonoscopy.  Below you will find a few of these, as well as some other pictures that pertain to the procedure itself.

Above: A sessile polyp.  A sessile polyp is a polyp that is not attached to a stalk. 

Above: A pedunculated polyp.  A pedunculated polyp is a polyp that is attached to a stalk.

Above: A pedunculated polyp.

Above: Colon Cancer

Above: This was a very large polypoid mass that was diagnosed as cancer.  Also in the background is another polyp in the same vicinity.

Above: Multiple polyps, all measuring at least 1 cm in diameter, removed from the same patient.

Above: A polyp being removed by polypectomy snare cauterization.

Above:  The polyp, pictured at left, after removal and being measured.  This polyp measured approximately 1.5 cm in diameter.

Above: One of the instruments used to remove polyps, called a polypectomy snare.  The snare is "lassoed" around the polyp, tightened up, and an electric current is sent to the polyp, cauterizing the polypectomy site and burning the polyp off at the same time