Juvenile polyp in esophageal colon interposition.
Esophageal polyps are rare in children, whereas colorectal juvenile polyps are common. An 11-year-old boy with an esophageal colonic interposition for an esophageal stricture secondary to caustic injury was found to have a polypoid mass in the interposed colon. Fiberoptic endoscopic removal with diathermy was performed. Histological examination confirmed it was a juvenile polyp. The occurrence of a polyp in a colon removed from its natural location and serving a different function suggests the possibility that an unknown factor produced by colonic cells play a pivotal role in its development.
Del Rosario
M A
MA
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Croffie
J M
JM
Rescorla
F J
FJ
Hartman
G E
GE
D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications; D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D002424:Caustics