Rectal Tonsil as a Cause of Recurrent Rectal Prolapse.
(2020) Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition — Vol. 71, n° 6, p. e146 (2020)
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- (en) A 9-year-old boy presenting with recurrent rectal bleeding and prolapse refractory to therapy for constipation was referred for colonoscopy. Initial work-up (magnesium, thyroid function, food allergies, celiac disease, and stool cultures) was negative. Five large rectal polyps were evidenced just above dental line. Due to the location of the lesions, a combined endoscopic/surgical submucosal resection of the lesions was performed. [...]
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Pire, A., Pratte, L., Camboni, A., Kartheuser, A., & Scheers, I. (2020). Rectal Tonsil as a Cause of Recurrent Rectal Prolapse. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 71(6), e146. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002830 (Original work published 2020)