Abstract

RECTAL POLYP IN A YOUNG FEMALE AS A CAUSE OF SEVERE ANEMIA: A CASE REPORT

Dr. Hitesh Kumar* and Dr. Satish Sheoran

Abstract

Colorectal polyp is one of the common cause of rectal bleeding in children and young adults. They can be pedunculated or sessile, neoplastic and non neoplastic, may be sporadic or familial. Polyps in children and young adults are usually non neoplastic and are solitary in occurrence. We report a case of young girl, 10 years of age who presented with fresh rectal bleed with severe anemia. The patient was properly worked up with all investigations and underwent colonoscopy according to standard protocols to rule out any synchronous lesions before undergoing polypectomy. The aim of this report was to emphasize the importance of detailed workup and role of colonoscopy in every case of rectal polyp with severe anemia for early diagnosis of polyposis syndrome in order to reduce subsequent catastrophic complications.

Keywords: Rectal polyp, juvenile polyp, colonoscopy, anemia.