Laparoscopic-assisted resection of juvenile polyp of the jejunum in a 3-year-old girl

J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Feb;47(2):426-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.10.063.

Abstract

Sporadic juvenile polyp of the jejunum is exceedingly rare, reported only once in the English literature. We describe a 3-year-old girl with a long-lasting history of chronic iron deficiency anemia and a delayed diagnosis of jejunal polyp. The lesion was eventually discovered by ultrasonography and successfully resected using a laparoscopic-assisted transumbilical approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Polyps / complications
  • Intestinal Polyps / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Polyps / surgery*
  • Intussusception / complications
  • Intussusception / diagnosis
  • Intussusception / surgery
  • Jejunal Diseases / complications
  • Jejunal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Jejunal Diseases / surgery
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / complications
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Ultrasonography