Delayed presentation of an inflammatory polyp following colonic ischemia.

Delayed presentation of an inflammatory polyp following colonic ischemia.

Pidala M J; Slezak F A; Hlivko T J

The American surgeon

1993

1993-05

Inflammatory polyps are usually associated with inflammatory bowel disease. The majority of these lesions are asymptomatic, however, they may be a source of obstruction or hemorrhage. These polyps represent re-epithelialization of the damaged colonic mucosa. Although inflammatory polyps have been associated with the acute phase of ischemic colitis, there has been only one report of delayed presentation of a symptomatic inflammatory polyp following ischemic injury to the colon. We present the second such report and a review of the literature.

Female; Humans; Time Factors; Aged; Colitis/*etiology/pathology/surgery; Colon/*blood supply; Colonic Polyps/diagnosis/*etiology/pathology/surgery; Colonoscopy; Ischemia/*complications

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