Laparoscopic-assisted resection of juvenile polyp of the jejunum in a 3-year-old girl.
J Pediatr Surg 2012;
47:426-9. [PMID:
22325407 DOI:
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.10.063]
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Abstract
Sporadic juvenile polyp of the jejunum is exceedingly rare, reported only once in the English literature. We describe a 3-year-old girl with a long-lasting history of chronic iron deficiency anemia and a delayed diagnosis of jejunal polyp. The lesion was eventually discovered by ultrasonography and successfully resected using a laparoscopic-assisted transumbilical approach.
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