2016
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v16i3.31
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Rectal inflammatory fibroid polyp in a Nigerian: case report & brief review of literature

Abstract: Background: Inflammatory fibroid polyps are very unusual gastrointestinal tumours. Furthermore, their occurrence in the rectum is a rarity indeed. Objective: To document this very rare pathologic entity in a patient from our region of Africa and highlight some pertinent clinical and pathologic aspects of the disease. Case report: We present a 59 year old Nigerian who had neither significant previous medical history nor current complaint and had a routine colonoscopy done. The finding in the rectum was of a sma… Show more

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“…The most frequent symptoms when located in the stomach are abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding (1,8) . When they are in the colonic region, they can also generate bloody stools, weight loss, diarrhea, and anemia (9) , as in the present case that generates significant bleeding with hemodynamic instability. It can also generate complications such as acute abdomen secondary to intussuception or intestinal obstruction (3,10) .…”
Section: Discusionmentioning
confidence: 61%
“…The most frequent symptoms when located in the stomach are abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding (1,8) . When they are in the colonic region, they can also generate bloody stools, weight loss, diarrhea, and anemia (9) , as in the present case that generates significant bleeding with hemodynamic instability. It can also generate complications such as acute abdomen secondary to intussuception or intestinal obstruction (3,10) .…”
Section: Discusionmentioning
confidence: 61%
“…In ileocolic and colocolic intussusception in adults' possibility of cancer can be expected in 43-100% of cases, however, recent studies in these cases suggests primary resection. Surgical resection is recommended treatment of adult intestinal invagination of the intestinal segments involved, which was performed in our case, and this was curative with no longstanding complication [17,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Involvement of the colon in this disease is infrequent. However, reports of inflammatory fibroid polyp of the proximal colon, particularly those of the cecum, have increased due to recent advances in and widespread use of colonoscopy examinations [ 12 ]. Pathologically, an inflammatory fibroid polyp is characterized by blood vessels, fibroblasts, and an edematous stroma rich in eosinophils [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%