Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages e1-e2 , September 2009

Unusual Colon Polyps

  • Shou-jiang Tang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, Tyler, Texas
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  • Yisheng V. Fang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

References 

  1. Chetty R, Bhathal PS, Slavin JL. Prolapse-induced inflammatory polyps of the colorectum and anal transitional zone. Histopathology. 1993;23:63–67
  2. Tendler DA, Aboudola S, Zacks JF, et al. Prolapsing mucosal polyps: an underrecognized form of colonic polyp—a clinicopathological study of 15 cases. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002;97:370–376
  3. Cheung DY, Kim JI, Park YB, et al. Prolapsing mucosal polyps in the sigmoid colon: presenting with chronic abdominal cramping pain and colonic obstruction. Intern Med. 2007;46:1701–1704

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

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PII: S0016-5085(09)00162-0

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.01.058

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages e1-e2 , September 2009

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