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 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sumitomo Besshi Hospital, Niihama. shoji_hirasaki@ni.sbh.gr.jp
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirasaki
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Fusao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Seiyuu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D000658:Amoxicillin; D017291:Clarithromycin