Pyogenic Granuloma of the Sigmoid Colon causing Intussusception in an Infant

Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor that may affect the gastrointestinal tract. This report describes a rare case of sigmoid-colon pyogenic granuloma in a 4-month-old boy causing intussusception. Resection and anastomosis were curative. The mother had history of high dose of progesterone e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Garofalo, Salvatore, Mostert, Michael, Morra, Isabella, Cortese, Maria Grazia, Guanà, Riccardo, Mussa, Alessandro, Canesi, Mario, Carbonaro, Giulia, Cerrina, Alessia, Ferrero, Luisa, Cussa, Davide, Schleef, Jurgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064805
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Sumario:Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor that may affect the gastrointestinal tract. This report describes a rare case of sigmoid-colon pyogenic granuloma in a 4-month-old boy causing intussusception. Resection and anastomosis were curative. The mother had history of high dose of progesterone exposure during initial weeks of conception for vaginal bleeding. This may point towards etiology of the lesion.

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