title: [Polyps of the colon and the rectum].
abstract: This is a retrospective study en 189 cases of colorectal polyps, from 1985-1989 including medical record review, pathologic diagnosis and surgical management. The main symptom was rectal bleeding. The follow up period and it's relation to colorectal cancer was evaluated, considering this entity as a premalignant lesion. 189 histopathology slides were reclassified according to the actual classification. Males were predominant (69%), with increasing incidence from the fifth decade (62% of the total); a 2% malignization rate was found.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital Central de Sanidad de la Policía Nacional, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dieguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solari
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Pólipos de colon y recto.