{"id":2832,"date":"2026-01-17T13:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2832"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:24:50","slug":"polypectomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2832","title":{"rendered":"Polypectomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Removal of polyps during endoscopy or colonoscopy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s done:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prevent cancer<\/li>\n<li>Treat bleeding or obstruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Same as endoscopy\/colonoscopy<\/li>\n<li>Stop blood thinners if advised<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to expect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snare or forceps used<\/li>\n<li>May use cautery<\/li>\n<li>Takes 10\u201330 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bleeding (1\u20132%)<\/li>\n<li>Rare perforation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pathology report in 3\u20135 days<\/li>\n<li>Repeat scope based on findings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removal of polyps during endoscopy or colonoscopy. Why it&#8217;s done: Prevent cancer Treat bleeding or obstruction Preparation: Same as endoscopy\/colonoscopy Stop blood thinners if advised What to expect: Snare or forceps used May use cautery Takes 10\u201330 minutes Risks: Bleeding (1\u20132%) Rare perforation Follow-up: Pathology report in 3\u20135 days Repeat scope based on findings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2835,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832\/revisions\/2835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}