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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Exploring the relationship between colorectal polyps and pulmonary nodules based on the theory of the lung and the large intestine being internally and externally connected.

Q U Tongshuo, Zhang Liping, Zhao Yuqing, Zhang Huan

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Q U TongshuoBeijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Zhang LipingDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China.
Zhao YuqingXiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Zhang HuanXiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.

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Beijing Natural Science Foundation: Research on the Mechanism of Chaiqi Decoction in Improving Vascular Endothelial Injury in Metabolic Syndrome by Regulating Pyroptosis via miR-21 7212181
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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the relationship between colorectal polyps and pulmonary nodules from the perspective of the lung and the large intestine being internally and externally connected, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed the data of patients who underwent electronic colonoscopy and were found to have colorectal polyps at the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center of Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2023. We also reviewed their lung CT results and used statistical software to analyze the recurrence, location, size, and pathology of colorectal polyps in relation to the presence, number, and size of pulmonary nodules.

resultsBoth colorectal polyps and pulmonary nodules are more common in elderly males. Patients with recurrent colorectal polyps are more likely to have pulmonary nodules, which tend to be located in the left colon and are more likely to be adenomatous in nature; those without pulmonary nodules show no clear pattern in polyp distribution, with a tendency towards inflammatory and hyperplastic pathology; the data from this study suggests that the proportion of lung nodules larger than 0.5 cm in the recurrent group is higher than in the non-recurrent group, and the proportion of colorectal polyps larger than 1 cm in the recurrent group is also higher than in the non-recurrent group.

conclusionThere is a certain connection between the pathogenesis and treatment of colorectal polyps and pulmonary nodules. Cold, phlegm, dampness, blood stasis, and toxic coagulation are common pathogenic factors of the two diseases. Patients with larger colorectal polyps should be advised to undergo regular colonoscopy. Patients with recurrent polyps or those with left colon necrosis or cancer indicated by colonoscopy should be advised to complete lung related examinations to rule out the possibility of pulmonary nodules.

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Colonic PolypsIntestine, LargeLungLung NeoplasmsMultiple Pulmonary NodulesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColonoscopyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studiescase characteristicscolorectal polypslung and large intestine internally and externally connectedpulmonary nodules

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PMCPMC12134314

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