polyposis

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Prolapsed adenocarcinoma.

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This 22 year-old lady, has been presented with rectal bleeding and mucus discharge, also has been suffering of Bulimia Nervosa. Digital rectal examinations revealed polypoidal masses in the rectum.

Cap polyposis is characterized by the presence of inflammatory polyps with a "cap" of granulation tissue. It may represent one end of a spectrum of conditions caused by chronic straining. Polyps have an erythematous and inflamed...

The findings here are of cap polyposis, a rare condition thought to be related to chronic constipation and straining causing prolapse of mucosa in the rectum and sigmoid. Often mistaken for pseudopolyps, the polyps seen can range...

Chromoendoscopy with indigo carmin. Cap polyposis is characterized by rectosigmoid polyps that have tortuous elongated crypts and are covered by a cap of fibropurulent exudate. The pathogenesis is unknown, but the histology suggests...

Argon Plasma Coagulation was used as ablative therapy

Recently, there was a case report published, on a patient with cap polyposis who was treated with a single infusion of infliximab 5 mg/kg and who demonstrated dramatic symptomatic improvement.

Status after the polyps were considered successfully ablated with argon plasma coagulation. Three different session of argon plasma coagulator were used.