Gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp treated with Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy.
Gastric inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs) are rare benign lesions that occur in the distal stomach. We describe a 56-year-old woman with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-positive gastric IFP treated with eradication. Endoscopic examination revealed a submucosal tumor, 35 mm in diameter, with an ulcerated apex at the antrum. H. pylori were positive by both histology and tissue culture, and eradication (a proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin) was performed. After 6 months, the tumor morphologically changed and decreased in size. This case suggests that H. pylori may play a role in the pathogenesis of gastric IFPs.
Hirasaki
Shoji
S
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sumitomo Besshi Hospital, Niihama. shoji_hirasaki@ni.sbh.gr.jp
Matsubara
Minoru
M
Ikeda
Fusao
F
Taniguchi
Hideaki
H
Suzuki
Seiyuu
S
D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D000658:Amoxicillin; D017291:Clarithromycin