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JUVENILE POLYPS OF THE RECTUM AND COLON
Author(s) -
TOCCALINO H.,
GUASTAVINO E.,
PINNI F. DE,
ODONNELL J. C.,
WILLIAMS M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1973.tb08117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fulguration , sigmoidoscopy , rectum , rectal polyp , anus , hamartoma , incidence (geometry) , polypectomy , proctoscopy , gastroenterology , colonoscopy , general surgery , surgery , colorectal cancer , pathology , cancer , physics , optics
Summary Fifty rectal polyps were observed in 4 000 pediatric gastroenterological consultations (an incidence of 1/80). The age range was 21 months to 11 years with a maximal frequency from 2–6 years. No sex difference was seen. Rectal bleeding was the motive for medical consultation. The diagnosis was made by recto‐sigmoidoscopy. The usual colon X‐ray techniques were not considered useful for diagnosis of juvenile polyps. A single polyp was observed in 46 patients, in the majority localized within 10 cm of the anus. Histology showed the characteristics of hamartoma; 15 of them also presented signs of infection. The treatment consisted of polypectomy through the Espeche method or fulguration or through a combination of both procedures.