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Multiple pedunculated and sessile, nonbleeding polyps were found in the entire colon more and larger in the right colon. They are >80 in number with variable sizes (ranging from few millimeter to 3 cm).
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However, colonoscopy revealed dozens of pedunculated and sessile polyps of different sizes (range of 10-30 mm), distributed along the entire length of the colon (Figure 1).
Edematous lamina propria, cystically dilated glands (a) with inflammatory cells (b) in resected tissue obtained from colonoscopic polypectomy (H&E stain, x40).
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The histological analysis of the polyps showed hamartomatous features that were consistent with juvenile polyposis (Figure 2).
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE): One image from small intestine: No polyps seen.
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Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) excluded small intestinal involvement (Figure 3).