| 1 | Gastric hyperplastic polyps causing upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a young adult显示文摘Here, we report a case of a young man who presented with a significant upper gastrointestinal bleed treated by endoscopic removal of multiple hyperplastic polyps. Gastric hyperplastic polyps are a relatively uncommon cause of overt gastrointestinal bleeding. While most hyperplastic gastric polyps are asymptomatic, they may present with abdominal pain, iron def iciency anemia or gastric outlet obstruction. These polyps are associated with conditions such as Helicobacter pylori gastritis and atrophic autoimmune gastritis, which predispose the epithelium to chronic inf lammation and epithelial repair.The patient presented to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in July 2011. The polyps were resected by clip-assisted snare polypectomy. Histopathologic assessment of the resected polyps demonstrated multiple, nonulcerative hyperplastic polyps measuring 1.3-1.8 cm in size, without evidence of dysplasia or malignancy. This case describes a young adult patient with multiple, large gastric polyps causing overt gastrointestinal bleeding. This is a rare presentation in a young individual, as these polyps are typically identifi ed in patients older than 60 years of age and less commonly, pediatric populations. | Brian J Secemsky Kenika R Robinson Kumar Krishnan Kristina A Matkowskyj Barbara H Jung | 2013 | World Journal of Clinical Cases2013，1，1： | 2 |
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