Prepyloric gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as chronic epigastric discomfort in a 5th decade aged female: A case report
| Autor: | Jad J. Terro, Nahed Damaj, Jocelyne Karaki, Alaa Kansoun, Jessica Naccour, Etienne El-Helou, Houssam Khodor Abtar, Alaa Taha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Gastric inflammatory Fibroid Nausea Gastroenterology Pathogenesis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diagnostic challenge Gastric polyp Internal medicine Case report medicine Chronic abdominal pain medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Stomach medicine.disease digestive system diseases Endoscopy medicine.anatomical_structure Gastric Polyp 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Surgical resection Immunohistochemistry 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Histopathology medicine.symptom business Inflammatory fibroid polyp |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2210-2612 |
| Popis: | Highlights • Inflammatory fibroid polyps is a rare entity that mostly occur in the stomach. • Diagnosis is mainly postoperative with limited roles of usual diagnostic techniques. • Histopathology and immunohistochemistry are the gold standard in diagnosis. • Resection/surgery is the mainstay treatment. Introduction Inflammatory fibroid polyps is a rare entity that mostly occur in the stomach. Gastric type is usually asymptomatic or may show nonspecific symptoms. Diagnosis is mainly postoperative with limited roles of usual diagnostic techniques. Presentation of case A 42 years old healthy female presenting with chronic symptoms for epigastric discomfort and mild nausea. Labs showed mild anemia. A gastric lesion was detected by Endoscopy and being studied by echo-endoscopy and needle aspirate. Gastric Inflammatory fibroid polyp was diagnosed after distal gastrectomy by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Conclusion Gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp is a preoperative diagnostic challenge of unclear pathogenesis. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry are the gold standard. Studies around this exact pathology are required for better management and prevention. |
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