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While spontaneous amputation of colonic polyps occurs frequently in children with juvenile polyps, such autoamputation is rare in adults. Two cases of autoamputation of colonic polyps are reported here: in one, the passage of a polypoid papillary adenocarcinoma, 2×3 cm, was accompanied by cramps, severe bleeding and syncope; in the other, a benign adenomatous polyp, 2×3 cm, was passed with no accompanying symptoms.
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Paul, R.E., Gherardi, G.J. & Miller, H.H. Autoamputation of benign and malignant colonic polyps: Report of two cases. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 331–335 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586976
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586976