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Diffuse gastric polyposis: report of a case
Tai-Lin Hu1, Jun-Te Hsu, Han-Ming Chen
1Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi
|January 9, 2003
Abstract:
In diffuse gastric polyposis, all or a large part of the gastric mucosa is covered with polyps. Diffuse gastric polyposis was accidentally found in a 59-year-old female during study of her anemia. The diagnosis was confirmed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, double-contrast barium upper gastrointestinal roentgenography, and colonoscopy. Treatment was total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy. Differential diagnosis of inherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndrome should be considered; malignant potential is the greatest concern.