RT Journal
A1 Yonemoto RH, Slayback JB, Byron RL, Jr, Rosen RB
T1 FAmilial polyposis of the entire gastrointestinal tract
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1969
FD October 1
VO 99
IS 4
SP 427
OP 434
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340160007003
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340160007003
AB WITHIN the past two years, three similar cases of familial polyposis diffusely involving the entire gastrointestinal tract have been encountered. In all cases, innumerable polyposis were demonstrated in the stomach, small bowel, and colorectum by x-ray film studies. Because of the extreme rarity of this condition it is difficult to determine whether it represents a variant of the usual "familial polyposis of the colon." The literature was reviewed, three additional cases presented, and a thorough presentation of the subject follows.Report of Cases 
    Case 1.—A 9-year-old girl was first seen at the City of Hope Medical Center on March 27, 1966, with a history of frequent stools (three to four a day) and vague abdominal pain. She had passed mucus and blood through the rectum one week prior to admission. A barium enema showed extensive polyposis of the entire colon.The family history revealed that her father died at age