Filiform Polyposis

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Abstract
Filiform polyposis presents a characteristic radiographic appearance consisting of long, filamentous filling defects in an otherwise normal colon. It was previously reported in patients with a prior history of ulcerative colitis and in 1 patient with granulomatous colitis. Its development in patients with ulcerative and granulomatous is documented. A solitary filiform polyp in a patient was seen with previously undiagnosed inflammatory bowel disease, and filiform polyps in the stomach in a patient with documented Crohn''s disease involving the small bowel. This apparently represents a nonspecific sequela of diffuse mucosal inflammation; it should not be mistaken for a neoplastic form of polyposis.

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