juvenile polyps: a clinicopathological study of 239 cases

Between 1980 and 1996, 239 cases of juvenile polyps of the rectosigmoid and colon were studied. The polyps were mostly found below the age of 10 years, though some cases were also seen in adults. Males were affected more often than female with a ratio of 3.34.1. Whereas bleeding per rectum was the main presenting complaint [100%]; prolapsed of rectum [6 cases], passage of mucus mixed with blood [4 cases] were also noted.

These polyps were mostly solitary, situated mainly in the rectosigmoid and measured from 1 to 5 cm in diameter. The majority were ulcerated. The clincopathological observations are discussed and the role of histological examination emphasized