title: Diffuse gastric polyposis: report of a case.
abstract: In diffuse gastric polyposis, all or a large part of the gastric mucosa is covered with polyps. Diffuse gastric polyposis was accidentally found in a 59-year-old female during study of her anemia. The diagnosis was confirmed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, double-contrast barium upper gastrointestinal roentgenography, and colonoscopy. Treatment was total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy. Differential diagnosis of inherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndrome should be considered; malignant potential is the greatest concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tai-Lin
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jun-Te
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Han-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Miin-Fu
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery