Article
[A colo-colic invagination on the basis of MutYH-associated polyposis in a boy aged 14].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 14 Jul 2007
Schrier J C M, Ouwehand F, Aronson D C, Booij K A C, Benninga M A, Verbeek P C M
Abstract excerpt
A 14-year-old boy presented with acute abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Colo-colic intussusception was diagnosed by means of a colonic contrast X-ray. The intussusception was successfully reduced during this procedure. Hundreds of polyps were seen throughout the entire colon. Genetic research showed a mutation of the MutYH gene. Proctocolectomy with ileoanal pouch anastomosis was carried out. The pathology...
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