Prolapsed hyperplastic gastric polyp causing pancreatitis: case report.
A huge hyperplastic gastric polyp prolapsed into the duodenum. The compression and obstruction of the ampulla of Vater by this polyp caused acute pancreatitis. An overview of imaging findings, general considerations about hyperplastic gastric polyps, and a review of the literature are provided.
de la Cruz
R A
RA
Department of Radiology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Area de Diagnóstico por Imagen, Madrid, Spain.
Albillos
J C
JC
Oliver
J M
JM
Dhimes
P
P
Hernandez
T
T
Trapero
M A
MA
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011391:Prolapse; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology