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Characteristics of Small Bowel Polyps Detected in Cowden Syndrome by Capsule Endoscopy
Joint Authors
Saito, Keita
Nomura, Eiki
Sasaki, Yu
Abe, Yasuhiko
Kanno, Nana
Mizumoto, Naoko
Shibuya, Rika
Sakuta, Kazuhiro
Yagi, Makoto
Yoshizawa, Kazuya
Iwano, Daisuke
Sato, Takeshi
Nishise, Shoichi
Ueno, Yoshiyuki
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cowden syndrome is an uncommon, autosomal dominant disease characterized by multiple hamartomas and hyperplastic lesions in the skin, mucous membrane, brain, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract.
About 30% of Cowden syndrome cases are reportedly complicated by malignant diseases.
Hamartomatous polyps occur throughout the gastrointestinal tract, the most common sites being the stomach, colon, esophagus, and duodenum.
Small bowel polyps can occur in Cowden syndrome; however, they are difficult to detect by conventional examination, including double-contrast X-ray study.
Here, we report three cases of Cowden syndrome with small bowel polyps, which were detected by capsule endoscopy.
The small bowel polyps of Cowden syndrome frequently occur at the oral end of the small bowel, especially in the duodenum and jejunum, and their color is similar to that of the surrounding mucosa; additionally, the polyps are relatively small (2–5 mm).
Capsule endoscopy is useful for detecting small bowel polyps in Cowden syndrome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saito, Keita& Nomura, Eiki& Sasaki, Yu& Abe, Yasuhiko& Kanno, Nana& Mizumoto, Naoko…[et al.]. 2015. Characteristics of Small Bowel Polyps Detected in Cowden Syndrome by Capsule Endoscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058547
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saito, Keita…[et al.]. Characteristics of Small Bowel Polyps Detected in Cowden Syndrome by Capsule Endoscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saito, Keita& Nomura, Eiki& Sasaki, Yu& Abe, Yasuhiko& Kanno, Nana& Mizumoto, Naoko…[et al.]. Characteristics of Small Bowel Polyps Detected in Cowden Syndrome by Capsule Endoscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058547
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058547