label: Juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis
label_lc: juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis
description: "The presence of multiple juvenile polyps in the stomach and intestine. The term juvenile polyps refer to a special histopathology and not the age of onset as the polyp might be diagnosed at all ages. The juvenile polyp has a spherical appearance and is microscopically characterized by overgrowth of an oedematous lamina propria with inflammatory cells and cystic glands. Juvenile polyps are a specific type of hamartomatous polyps."