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Horrileno et al coined the term juvenile polyp in 1957 to describe a distinctive childhood colorectal polyp. Juvenile polyps are non-neoplastic hamartomatous epithelial polyps with little or no malignant potential. They usually affect children <10 years of age who present with bloody stools. These polyps are generally located in the colon, predominantly in the rectosigmoid colon. It is rare to find a solitary juvenile polyp outside the colon, except as part of the uncommon juvenile polyposis syndrome. Only three cases of juvenile polyp in the small intestine have been reported previously in the literature. Juvenile polyp is also an infrequent cause of gastrointestinal bleeding or intussusception in adults. Less than 10% of cases are diagnosed after the age of 60 years. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only adult case report of juvenile polyp in the small intestine.
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