A Case Reporth of Juvenile Polyposis

Kyung Ja Lee, Ok Soon Yim, Chung Sik Rhee

Corresponding author: Chung Sik Rhee. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Most juvenile polyps develop as isolated colonic lesions in children less than 12 years of age and average age is 4-year-old.

Rectal bleeding is the most common symptom and family history is generally negative and malignant potentiality is absent.

On barium enema, the polyps are identified roundish filling defect, often pedunculated, which are located most commonly in the rectum or sigmoid.

Juvenile polyps are retention or inflammatory polyps and predominant histological feature is an abundant connective tissue stroma which contains cystic structures lining by simple epithelium and numerous inflammatory cells may be present.

A 12-year-old boy has been complained of rectal bleeding and rectal prolapse during defecation for 6 months and Juvenile polyposis has been confirmed by radiological (complete double contrast barium enema) and pathological findings.