title: Juvenile polyposis coli and associated anomalies. Review of the literature and report of a case associated with hereditary spherocytosis.
abstract: A case of juvenile polyposis associated with hereditary spherocytosis is presented. All the anomalies associated with juvenile polyposis coli reported in the literature are reviewed. The clinical consequences of such a report are discussed along with the different forms of therapy for treating juvenile polyposis coli. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of juvenile polyposis associated with hereditary spherocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agnifili
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verzaro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carducci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gianfelice
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gola
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications*