A large gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp revealed by an upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report.

Autor: Gharbi G; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Yakoubi M; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Ben Mohamed A; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Mahmoudi M; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., M'Farrej MK; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.; Department of Pathology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia., Bouassida M; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.; Department of Surgery, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia., Khsiba A; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Medhioub M; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Chelbi E; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.; Department of Pathology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia., Hamzaoui L; Department of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia.; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Future science OA [Future Sci OA] 2024 Dec; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 2431473. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 22.
DOI: 10.1080/20565623.2024.2431473
Abstrakt: Inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs) are rare submucosal lesions that usually arise in the stomach. It represents 0.1% of all gastric polypoid lesions and are frequently asymptomatic. It's usually revealed by an abdominal pain. Gastrointestinal bleeding can occur when the polyp is ulcerated. We report a case of a 72-year-old female with an IFP of the prepyloric region. The head of the polyp was thirty-five millimeters in diameter. It was revealed by an upper gastrointestinal bleeding and epigastric pain. An endoscopic resection was performed.
Databáze: MEDLINE