{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "digestive-tract-polyp",
  "name": "Digestive tract polyp (benign)",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "Colorectal Polyps and Polyposis Syndromes - StatPearls (NCBI Bookshelf NBK430761) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430761/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class DD29 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · Digestive tract polyp (benign) - disease-level clinical article (digestive-tract-polyp-clinical.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 591,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Colonic, gastric, or duodenal polyps found incidentally or during workup for bleeding/anaemia need referral for endoscopic removal and histology; the GP's role is referral plus treating any resulting iron-deficiency anaemia.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer, with advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "Colonic, gastric, or duodenal polyps found incidentally or during workup for bleeding/anaemia need referral for endoscopic removal and histology; the GP's role is referral plus treating any resulting iron-deficiency anaemia.",
      "cautions": [
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - Gastric polyps can cause gastric outlet obstruction, intussusception, and perforation.",
        "RED FLAG - Rectal bleeding, iron-deficiency anaemia, a family history of colorectal cancer or a polyposis syndrome, a polyp larger than 1 cm, or rapid growth: refer for colonoscopy and specialist assessment."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "digestive-tract-polyp"
    }
  ]
}