PMID: 20644611Jul 21, 2010Paper

Polypectomy and endoscopic management of a giant gastric polyp

Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
Simón Yriberry UreñaFernando Salazar Muente

Abstract

Gastric polyps are mainly hyperplastic and benign. They are associated with idiosinchratic factors, genetic or associated to chronic use of pump inhibitors. Endoscopic resection is recommended even though the rate of malignant transformation is very low. The vast majority are encountered as incidental findings in routine endoscopy. When they grow beyond 10mm (they may reach several centimetres in diameter) gastric polyps are a cause of dyspepsia, bleeding or gastric outlet obstruction, if located in the antrum. We report a safe endoscopic resection of a giant gastric polyp combining injection, elevation, endoloop and argon plasma coagulation (APC).

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Blood Clotting Disorders

Thrombophilia includes conditions with increased tendency for excessive blood clotting. Blood clotting occurs when the body has insufficient amounts of specialized proteins that make blood clot and stop bleeding. Here is the latest research on blood clotting disorders.

Atrophic Gastritis

Atrophic Gastritis is a process where gastric glandular cells are lost and replaced with firbous tissues, as a result of chronic inflammation. Learn more about Atrophic Gastritis here.

Related Papers

Acta bio-medica de L'Ateneo parmense : organo della Società di medicina e scienze naturali di Parma
P Dell'AbateM Sianesi
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology
Taiki AoyamaHiroki Kuniyasu
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Jan B M J JansenJ W M Anne-Marie Tjhie-Wensing
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Yasuhiro OonoDaisuke Kishi
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved