Life-threatening gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to juvenile polyposis
Pashankar D, Murphy J, Ostry A, Schreiber R. Life-threatening gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to juvenile polyposis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2000, 95: 543. PMID: 10685766, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01783.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis ColiAdolescentColectomyColonic PolypsColonoscopyDiagnosis, DifferentialGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansLaparotomyMaleConceptsJuvenile polyposisGI hemorrhageLife-threatening gastrointestinal hemorrhageLife-threatening GI hemorrhageMassive lower GI hemorrhageLower GI hemorrhageSeverity of hemorrhageGastrointestinal hemorrhageIntraoperative colonoscopyRadiological evaluationHistological findingsPediatric populationTherapeutic optionsMultiple polypsRare conditionUnusual presentationDifferential diagnosisFamily historyHealthy boysHemorrhagePolyposisDiagnosisHemicolectomyLaparotomyColonoscopy