Hyperplastic polyps following treatment of acute gastric ulcers.
Although hyperplastic polyps are the most common polyps of the stomach, the etiology of these polyps is not completely understood. We report a 61-year-old woman who developed gastric hyperplastic polyps following acute gastric lesions. She was admitted for endoscopic injection sclerotherapy of esophageal varices. After the end of sclerotherapy, acute gastric lesions developed. For treatment of the lesions, omeprazole was used for 8 weeks followed by famotidine for 8 weeks. At the end of the treatment, she developed multiple gastric hyperplastic polyps, suggesting that acute gastric lesions and/or treatment of the gastric lesions are related to the development of hyperplastic polyps in the stomach.
Tanaka
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School.
Fujimoto
K
K
Iwakiri
R
R
Koyama
T
T
Sakata
H
H
Ohyama
T
T
Mizuguchi
M
M
Tokunaga
O
O
D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy; D015738:Famotidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011127:Polyps / Q000209:etiology*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D015738:Famotidine; D009853:Omeprazole