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Inflammatory fibroid polyp of sigmoid colon

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of inflammatory fibroid polyp of the sigmoid colon is presented. This is the eighth case of this type of polyp in the colon and, to the best of our knowledge, the first one involving the sigmoid and producing intussusception.

Symptomatology of the inflamed fibroid polyp in this part of the gut closely simulates gastrointestinal malignancy. The treatment is surgical excision of the polyp, or colonoscopic resection when it is possible. Intraoperative colonoscopy helps the surgeon to localize the lesion and to rule out the existence of other lesions.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel

    Oscar Lifschitz M.D., Silvia Lew M.D., Misha Witz M.D., Raphael Reiss M.D. & Benjamin Griffel M.D.

  2. Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Oscar Lifschitz M.D., Silvia Lew M.D., Misha Witz M.D., Raphael Reiss M.D. & Benjamin Griffel M.D.

  3. Department of Surgery B, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel

    Oscar Lifschitz M.D., Silvia Lew M.D., Misha Witz M.D., Raphael Reiss M.D. & Benjamin Griffel M.D.

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Lifschitz, O., Lew, S., Witz, M. et al. Inflammatory fibroid polyp of sigmoid colon. Dis Colon Rectum 22, 575–577 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587011

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