title: Juvenile polyposis complicated with protein losing gastropathy.
abstract: A male patient with chronic bloody stool was diagnosed as juvenile polyposis at the age of 28. He had thirty to forty colonic polyps and some were removed endoscopically, while gastric polyps were too numerous to intervene. As the polyposis advanced gradually, the patient developed intractable anemia and serious hypoproteinemia. Albumin scintigram revealed protein losing gastropathy due to progressive gastric polyposis. Total gastrectomy was carried out at the age of 34 and the patient has achieved remarkable and sustainable improvement.
authors.affiliation: The First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University. ykentaro@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Mayuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Eiichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arimura
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shinomura
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery