Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp
A five-year-old boy with a rectal mass mimicking a rectal polyp, which proved to be a cystic duplication of the rectum, is presented. In a child with painless rectal bleeding, a mass palpated during rectal examination is usually diagnosed initially as being a rectal polyp. However, the case p...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
1992-07-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
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| author | F Kizilcan F C Tanyel G Kale A Hiçsönmez |
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A five-year-old boy with a rectal mass mimicking a rectal polyp, which proved to be a cystic duplication of the rectum, is presented. In a child with painless rectal bleeding, a mass palpated during rectal examination is usually diagnosed initially as being a rectal polyp. However, the case presented revealed the possibility of rectal duplication.
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| spelling | doaj.art-67cb80c7a00140e18efcc125f1b580502025-03-07T19:45:37ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64211992-07-01343Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polypF Kizilcan0F C TanyelG KaleA HiçsönmezDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. A five-year-old boy with a rectal mass mimicking a rectal polyp, which proved to be a cystic duplication of the rectum, is presented. In a child with painless rectal bleeding, a mass palpated during rectal examination is usually diagnosed initially as being a rectal polyp. However, the case presented revealed the possibility of rectal duplication. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3733 |
| spellingShingle | F Kizilcan F C Tanyel G Kale A Hiçsönmez Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp |
| title_full | Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp |
| title_fullStr | Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp |
| title_full_unstemmed | Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp |
| title_short | Duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp |
| title_sort | duplication of the rectum resembling a juvenile polyp |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3733 |
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