| ID | 240 |
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| Name | RECTAL POLYP |
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| Introduction | It is a benign tumour arising from the rectal mucosa. It is common in children and occurs as a bright red, slightly lobulated. Pedunculated tumour in the lower rectum. |
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| Clinical Features | Clinical feature: Common feature is passage of bright red blood per anum. If the pedicle is long enough, the polyp appears through the anus during defecation. On digital examination- a rounded lump is felt. The stalk of which can often be hooked beneath the finge. In adults, these adenoma are usually multiple and are found on routine proctoscopy or sigmoidoscopy examination. Clinical features are same as in children. |
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| Treatment | Treatment: If the polyp is solitary and is situated in the lower two third of the rectum, it is easily removed by drawing it down, ligating its base by transfixation & dividing the pedicle with a diathermy knife. Pedunculated adenomata situated high above in the rectum can be removed by a diathermy snare through a sigmoidoscope. |
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