Development of Desmoid and Mesenteric Fibromas following Total Colectomy for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Gardner's syndrome

ABSTRACT

We describe a case of polyposis coli, which was followed by development of desmoid in the rectus adbominis muscle and fibromas in the mesentery during an interval of two years. This case supports the hypothesis that, in Garder's syndrome, the traumatic injury by colectomy triggers an unusual fibrous proliferation in the peritoneal cavity and incision site under the possible genetic basis.