Clinical research progress on colorectal polyps in children

Abstract

Colorectal polyps is common cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in children.In recent years, with the increasing application of colonoscopy and genetic testing in pediatrics, the understanding of colorectal polyps has been deepened.Children′s colorectal polyps, although mainly juvenile polyps, have some polyps syndrome.Gene mutation plays an important role in polyps syndrome, which is prone to relapse and malignant in the gastrointestinal tract.We need to follow up regularly, while there is still no consensus in China.Therefore, this paper describes the research progress of common colorectal polyps in children, including epidemiological characteristics, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, association with tumors and follow-up. Key words: Children; Colorectal polyps; Treatment; Relapse