title: [Gastrointestinal polyposis in Bourneville's tuberous sclerosis: an involvement often overlooked].
abstract: Ten patients (5 male, 5 female, mean age: 29.4 years) with tuberous sclerosis were investigated for gastrointestinal polyps. Three had adenomatous colonic polyps, one had a single duodenal hamartomatous polyp and the fifth a hyperplastic gastric polyp. This high prevalence (50%) should put the gastro-intestinal investigation as a useful test in the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis, particularly in the incomplete varieties of disease. Conversely, tuberous sclerosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of digestive polyposis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-Entérologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Tunisle.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tahri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Triki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jlidi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zahaf
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Krichen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001706:Biopsy; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate
vernacular_title: La polypose digestive de la sclérose tubéreuse de Bourneville: une atteinte souvent méconnue.