title: Gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp treated with Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy.
abstract: Gastric inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs) are rare benign lesions that occur in the distal stomach. We describe a 70-year-old woman with Helicobacter pylon-positive gastric IFP treated with eradication. Gastroduodenal endoscopy revealed a pyramidal-shaped, broad-based tumor with an ulcerated apex at the antrum. Helicobacter pylori was positive by both histology and tissue culture, and eradication (a proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin) was performed. After 3 months, the tumor morphologically changed and the apex ulcer was markedly enlarged. This case suggests that H. pylori may play a role in the pathophysiology of IFPs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192.
authors.forename: Yorihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andoh
authors.forename: Yuuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishizuka
authors.forename: Tomonobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokono
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D011127:Polyps / Q000382:microbiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*