Large pedinculated antral hyperplastic gastric polyp traversed the bulbus causing outlet obstruction and iron deficiency anemia: endoscopic removal

Murat Alper; Yusuf Akcan; Olcay Belenli

doi:10.3748/wjg.v9.i3.633

Large pedinculated antral hyperplastic gastric polyp traversed the bulbus causing outlet obstruction and iron deficiency anemia: endoscopic removal

World J Gastroenterol. 2003 Mar;9(3):633-4. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i3.633.

Authors

Murat Alper¹, Yusuf Akcan, Olcay Belenli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Abant izzet Baysal, Düzce Medical Faculty, Turkey. [email protected]

Abstract

We present here a large (3 cm) hyperplastic gastric polyp prolapsed into duodenum and caused outlet obstruction and iron deficiency anemia in 60 years old male patient. Endoscopic removal was performed successfully.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal*
Gastric Outlet Obstruction / etiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polyps / complications*
Polyps / surgery*
Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*