title: Giant colon polyp in a child with suspected inflammatory bowel disease: US findings.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy with a history of diarrhea and rectal bleeding was referred to our department where he underwent ultrasound (US) examination for suspected inflammatory bowel disease. US showed the presence of an echoic oval mass measuring about 30 × 24 mm located at the transition between the transverse and descending colon. It moved with the peristaltic waves and was attached to the intestinal wall through a pedicle. Color Doppler showed intralesional blood flow. On the basis of these findings, the patient was suspected of having a colon polyp. This diagnosis was confirmed at subsequent colonoscopy. The mass was removed using a diathermy snare, and histologic examination revealed hamartomatous polyp measuring 32 mm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Santa Maria alla Gruccia Hospital, zona Valdarno, Azienda USL8, Arezzo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Serafino
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mercogliano
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital "Federico II", Naples, Italy ; Department of Radiology, Section of Pediatric Diagnostics, University Hospital "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vallone
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
keywords: Child; Polyp; Rectal bleeding; Ultrasound