[Gastric polyps: review and analysis of 37 cases]

Autor: E A, Esteva, J N, Cosen
Rok vydání: 1978
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Zdroj: Acta gastroenterologica Latinoamericana. 8(4)
ISSN: 0300-9033
Popis: The results of the study of 37 patients with gastric polyps are analysed. The different methods show as most frequent findings; solitary polyps, 73%; sessile, 60%; of antral localization, 70%; smaller than 2 cm., 78%; with chronic gastritis histology, 50%; and with hypochlorhydria, 77% (achlorhydria, 62%). The incidence of malignancy was of 10%. The fost frequent concomitant pathologies were cholecystopathy (33%) and diabetes mellitus (30%). Abdominal pain, anaemia and digestive tube bleeding were the most frequent findings, with an incidence of 40%. An attempt is made to establish diagnostic and therapeutics standards and follow up criteria are presented.
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