Gardner's syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Sep 14;11(34):5408-11. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5408.

Abstract

Gardner's syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the presence of colonic polyposis, osteomas and a multitude of soft tissue tumors. The syndrome may present at any age from 2 mo to 70 years with a variety of symptoms, either colonic or extracolonic. We present a case of a 11-year-old female patient with Gardner's syndrome who presented with a lumbar area desmoid tumor and treated with resection of the desmoid, restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch anal anastomosis, A review of the current literature has been performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Colonic Pouches
  • Female
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / pathology*
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / surgery*
  • Gardner Syndrome / pathology*
  • Gardner Syndrome / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Proctocolectomy, Restorative