TY  - JOUR
T1  - FAmilial polyposis of the entire gastrointestinal tract
AU  - Yonemoto RH, Slayback JB, Byron RL, Jr, Rosen RB
Y1  - 1969/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340160007003
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 427
EP  - 434
VL  - 99
IS  - 4
N2  - 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
SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340160007003
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340160007003
ER  -