FJP, also described in the literature as juvenile polyposis, is characterized by multiple inflammatory polyps throughout the colon that are ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvOTI5MTQ0LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>Pediatrics:GeneralMedicineIntestinalPolyposisSyndromesUpdated:Apr26,2017Author:AmitAShah,MD;ChiefEditor:CarmenCuffari,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsIntestinalPolyposisSyndromesSectionsIntestinalPolyposisSyndromesOverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEpidemiologyShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalCausesShowAllDDxWorkupLaboratoryStudiesImagingStudiesProceduresHistologicFindingsShowAllTreatmentMedicalCareSurgicalCareConsultationsDietActivityShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryNonsteroidalanti-inflammatorydrugs(NSAIDs)Cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)inhibitorsShowAllFollow-upFurtherOutpatientCareFurtherInpatientCareTransferDeterrence/PreventionComplicationsPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllMediaGalleryReferencesOverviewBackgroundAlthoughintestinalpolyposissyndromesarerelativelyrare,awarenessoftheexistinghealthrisksisimportantforpatientsandtheirfamiliesaffectedbythesedisorders.Intestinalpolyposissyndromescanbedivided,basedonhistology,intothebroadcategoriesoffamilialadenomatouspolyposis(FAP),hamartomatouspolyposissyndromes,andotherrarepolyposissyndromes,suchashereditary-mixedpolyposissyndrome(HMPS)andserratedpolyposissyndrome(SPS).In1859,Charelaiguedescribedthefirstdefinitiveaccountsofadenomatouspolyposisina16-yea