Open AccessJuvenile polyposis syndrome
Author(s) -
Hussain Tasadooq,
Church James M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2616
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , colectomy , colorectal cancer , cancer
Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) patients can have a significantly high burden of polyposis. Patient who undergoes prophylactic colectomy for polyps not amenable to endoscopic treatments requires close clinical surveillance to negate risk of malignancy from interval polyposis.