Juvenile polyposis syndrome

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Dec 19;8(1):92-95. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2616. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) patients can have a significantly high burden of polyposis. Patient who undergoes prophylactic colectomy for polyps not amenable to endoscopic treatments requires close clinical surveillance to negate risk of malignancy from interval polyposis.

Keywords: adenomatous polyps; colorectal cancer syndromes; hereditary polyposis; juvenile polyps.

Publication types

  • Case Reports