INFLAMMATORY CLOACOGENIC POLYP - AN UNRECOGNIZED CAUSE OF HEMATOCHEZIA AND TENESMUS IN CHILDHOOD

Authors
POON KKH MILLS S BOOTH IW MURPHY MS
Citation
Kkh. Poon et al., INFLAMMATORY CLOACOGENIC POLYP - AN UNRECOGNIZED CAUSE OF HEMATOCHEZIA AND TENESMUS IN CHILDHOOD, The Journal of pediatrics, 130(2), 1997, pp. 327-329
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
130
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
327 - 329
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)130:2<327:ICP-AU>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The rectal ''inflammatory cloacogenic polyp'' is a recognized patholog ic entity in adulthood. We report three cases in children aged between 8 and 12 years. This disorder should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients with hematochezia and tenesmus. These polyps are usually located at the anorectal junction and so may be overlooked at colonoscopy unless an endoscopic retroflexion maneuver is performed.