Open AccessDiagnosis and management of a solitary colorectal juvenile polyp in an adult during follow-up for ulcerative colitis: A case report
Author(s) -
YouWei Chen,
Jiangfeng Tu,
Wenjuan Shen,
Wan-Yuan Chen,
Jie Dong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i8.877
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , juvenile , medicine , gastroenterology , colitis , young adult , rectum , biology , disease , genetics
Juvenile polyps are the most common type of polyps in children but are rare in adults. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have a similar spectrum of symptoms as patients with juvenile polyps. Both patients with juvenile polyps and those with active IBD have high fecal calprotectin levels. Four cases of children with ulcerative colitis (UC) with solitary juvenile polyps and one case of an adult with UC with juvenile polyposis syndrome have been reported upon diagnosis of UC, while there have been no cases of adults with UC with solitary juvenile polyp reported in the literature.