RT Journal
A1 COLE JW, HOLDEN WD
T1 POstcolectomy regression of adenomatous polyps of the rectum
JF A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
JO A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
YR 1959
FD September 1
VO 79
IS 3
SP 385
OP 392
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320090033005
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320090033005
AB The purpose of this paper is to record two examples of spontaneous regression of adenomatous polyps of the rectum following total colectomy and ileoproctostomy and to present the results of cytological and cytochemical studies performed on the regressing adenomas.In 1957, Hubbard1 reported a similar experience in a patient with familial polyposis.It seems likely that additional examples of this biological phenomenon will be observed in the future. The added information which can be expected through careful study of these patients will not only modify in some instances the surgical management of patients afflicted with diffuse polyposis but can be expected to add greatly to our understanding of the biogenesis of these lesions.Report of Cases 
    Case 1.—Present Illness. 
    —The patient was a 17-year-old male Negro admitted to the hospital March 6, 1957, with the chief complaint of bloody diarrhea of two months' duration associated with mild cramping