Pólipos postinflamatorios y enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura / Literature Review and Case Report of Post-Inflammatory Polyps and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Rev. colomb. gastroenterol
;
32(1): 55-59, 2017. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-900674
RESUMEN
En pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) de larga duración, pueden aparecer pólipos postinflamatorios o seudopólipos, los cuales se presentan en los sitios en donde previamente hubo inflamación severa. Se describe el caso de un paciente con colitis ulcerativa de 5 años de evolución, en quien se encontró una poliposis postinflamatoria generalizada durante la colonoscopia de control. Se hace una revisión del significado de esta alteración, su clasificación y de su tratamiento.
ABSTRACT
Post-inflammatory polyps or pseudopolyps may occur in patients who have long-term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They occur at sites where severe inflammation had previously occurred. We describe the case of a patient who had suffered from ulcerative colitis for five years when generalized post-inflammatory polyposis was discovered during a follow-upl colonoscopy. We review the meaning of this condition as well as its classification and treatment
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Main subject:
Polyps
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Colitis, Ulcerative
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. colomb. gastroenterol
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia/CO
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