Which specialist performs polyp removal?

A gastroenterologist uses an endoscope to view the lining of the digestive tract and remove a polyp when appropriate. The technique depends on the polyp’s location, size, shape, and attachment. Removed tissue is sent for laboratory examination, and the result helps determine whether follow-up testing or surveillance is needed.

An endoscopy nurse, anaesthesia professional, and pathology team may all be involved. A colorectal surgeon may be consulted when a polyp cannot be safely removed with the planned endoscopic approach or when the findings need surgical management.

Follow instructions about bowel preparation, fasting, and medicines that affect bleeding or blood sugar. Tell the endoscopy team about allergies, pregnancy, heart or lung conditions, and previous reactions to sedation. Arrange a responsible adult to accompany you home if sedation is planned, and ask when normal eating, driving, and medicines can resume.

After removal, mild cramping or a small amount of blood can occur, depending on the procedure. Contact the endoscopy unit promptly for increasing abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, fever, black stools, or bleeding that does not settle. Seek emergency care for severe pain, fainting, heavy bleeding, or breathing difficulty.

Ask which gastroenterologist will perform the procedure, how the polyp will be removed, what sedation is planned, and when pathology results should be available. Ask which medicines need adjustment, what symptoms are expected afterward, and whether a future colonoscopy or other examination will be recommended.