Proctocolectomy for persistent haematochezia in a patient with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome | Zendy

Naveen Wijekoon | Zendy; Malik Samarasinghe | Zendy; Ushantha Dalpatadu | Zendy; N. Nuzair | Zendy; P Pratheepan | Zendy; Dharmabandhu Nandadeva Samarasekera | Zendy

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Proctocolectomy for persistent haematochezia in a patient with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome

Author(s) -

Naveen Wijekoon,

Malik Samarasinghe,

Ushantha Dalpatadu,

N. Nuzair,

P Pratheepan,

Dharmabandhu Nandadeva Samarasekera

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2012.10.6

Subject(s) - medicine , proctocolectomy , asymptomatic , dysgeusia , gastrointestinal tract , refractory (planetary science) , dermatology , disease , ulcerative colitis , adverse effect , physics , astrobiology

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is an extremely rare condition of gastrointestinal polyposis in which the main presenting features are diarrhoea and dysgeusia. The polyps in this condition are characteristically distributed throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract except the oesophagus, and these patients exhibit unique ectodermal abnormalities. Herein, we report a 50-year-old male who had recurrent episodes of severe haematochezia from the polyps in the colon. Further examination and investigations revealed a diagnosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Proctocolectomy was carried out for medically refractory haematochezia and the patient is asymptomatic at present.

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