[An atypical case of juvenile polyps].
The authors report a case of Juvenile Polyps set up early in the first months of life, whose bleeding leads to a severe iron deficiency anemia. The atypical seat of the polyp (the jejunal tract) vanished the usual instrumental diagnostic procedures.
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D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
Un caso atipico di polipo giovanile.