Juvenile Polyp associated with Hypovolemic Shock Due to Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Juvenile polyps are the most common types of polyps in children, and patients usually present with lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding as the predominant symptom. These lesions, which are referred to as hamartomas, usually measure approximately 2 cm in size and are benign tumors located mainly in the rectum and sigmoid colon. The most common symptom of a juvenile polyp is mild intermittent rectal bleeding. It is rare for anemic patients because the amount of blood loss is small and often not diagnosed immediately. We present the case of a 6-year-old girl with a juvenile polyp in the distal transverse colon, who developed hypovolemic shock due to massive lower GI bleeding. Pediatricians must perform colonoscopy for thorough evaluation of polyps, because their location and size can vary and they can cause massive bleeding.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition - 22(2019), 6 vom: 24. Nov., Seite 613-618

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Dong Yeop [VerfasserIn]
Bae, Joon Yeol [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Kyung Ok [VerfasserIn]
Cheon, Eun Jung [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Jae Woo [VerfasserIn]
Song, Young Hwa [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Jung Min [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anemia
Case Reports
Children
Colonoscopy
Polyp

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5223/pghn.2019.22.6.613

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NLM303799374