A Case of Large Fibrovascular Polyp of the Stomach

A fibrovascular polyp is a rare benign disease of the upper digestive tract and is usually located in the esophagus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of gastric fibrovascular polyp presenting with melena reported in the English literature. The polyp was well visualized on endoscopy and remov...

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Autores principales: Lee, Eun Ji, Hong, Seung Goun, Baek, Hae Ri, Lee, Chan Bok, Choi, Sang Myung, Kim, Sung Jin, Chae, Byoung Gy, Choi, Cheul Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23614131
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.2.186
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Sumario:A fibrovascular polyp is a rare benign disease of the upper digestive tract and is usually located in the esophagus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of gastric fibrovascular polyp presenting with melena reported in the English literature. The polyp was well visualized on endoscopy and removed with laparoscopic wedge resection. Histology confirmed fibrovascular polyp of the stomach.

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