The Association of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis and Multiple Polyps
Authors: J. Arnold Bargen, Mandred W. Comfort
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1930)

Article1 August 1930The Association of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis and Multiple PolypsJ. ARNOLD BARGEN, M.D., MANDRED W. COMFORT, M.D.J. ARNOLD BARGEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MANDRED W. COMFORT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-2-122 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has been shown that in 10 per cent of cases of chronic ulcerative colitis multiple polyps of the large intestine develop eventually. This estimate is based on a statistical study of 693 cases of chronic ulcerative colitis reported before this association a year ago. The patients in this series had had symptoms of the colitis for months or years and many had not had specific treatment. Just how this percentage will be altered in the future can not be foreseen, but statistics indicate that it will be reduced favorably. It is difficult also to determine what share of total...Bibliography1 BARGEN JA: Complications and sequelae of chronic ulcerative colitis. Ann. Int. Med. 3:335-335 (Oct.) 1929. LinkGoogle Scholar2 BARGEN JA: Chronic ulcerative colitis associated with malignant disease. Arch. Surg. 17:561-576 (Oct.) 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 CRIPPS H: On diseases of the rectum and anus. Ed. 4, London, J. and A. Churchill, 1913, 588 pp. Google Scholar4 CZERMAK H: Über Polyposis Intestinalis. Arch. f. klin. Chir. 134:743-762, 1925. Google Scholar5 DUKES C: Simple tumors of the large intestine and their relation to cancer. Brit. Jour. Surg. 13:720-733 (April) 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 EICKENBUSCH : Ein Beitrag zum Röntgenbilde der Polyposis coli. Fortschr. a. d. Geb. d. Röntgenstrahlen. 36:662-664, 1027. Google Scholar7 ERDMANNMORRIS JFJH: Polyposis of the colon; a survey of the subject. Surg., Gynec., and Obst. 40: 460-468 (April) 1925. Google Scholar8 FISCHER AW: Zur röntgenologischen Diagnose und Differentialdiagnose der Polyposis coli. Fortschr. a. d. Geb. d. Röntgenstrahlen. 34:716-720, 1926. Google Scholar9 GRAHAM HF: Multiple adenomas of colon (polyposis). Am. Jour. Surg. 5:234-240 (Sept.) 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10 JUSTI K: Colitis hyperplastica polyposa dysenterica. Arch. f. path. Anat. 234:31-42, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 LEVIN AL: Extensive colonic polyposis; report of three cases. New Orleans Med. and Surg. Jour. 80:112-120 (Aug.) 1927. Google Scholar12 MURPHY : Quoted by Graham. Google Scholar13 SAINT JH: Polypi of intestine: with special reference to adenomata. Brit. Jour. Surg. 15:99-119 (July) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14 SCHMIEDEN : Präcanceröse Erkrankungen res Darmes, insbesondere Polyposis. Arch. f. klin. Chir. 142:512-519, 1926. Google Scholar15 SCHMIEDENWESTHUES VH: Zur Klinik und Pathologie der Dickdarmpolypen und deren klinische und pathologisch-anatomischen Beziehungen zum Dickdarmkarzinom. Deutsch. Ztschr. f. Chir. 202:1-125, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar61 STRUTHERS JE: Multiple polyposis of the intestinal tract. Ann. Surg. 72:649-664 (Dec.) 1920. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17 WARWICK M: Intestinal polyposis and its relation to carcinoma. Minn. Med. 5:94-97 (Feb.) 1922. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: J. ARNOLD BARGEN, M.D.; MANDRED W. COMFORT, M.D.Affiliations: Division of Medicine The Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota*Read before the American College of Physicians, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 11 to 14, 1930. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Rolle der Colon-Rectum-Adenome als KrebsvorstufeColitis ulcerosaDie Colitis UlcerosaDie Krankheiten des DarmesAdenoma of the rectum and lower portion of the sigmoidSome notes on proctologyChronic ulcerative colitis 1 August 1930Volume 4, Issue 2 Page: 122-133 Keywords Colitis Forecasting Large intestine Ulcerative colitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1930 PDF downloadLoading ...