title: Intermittent gastric outlet obstruction caused by a prolapsing antral gastric polyp.
abstract: Most gastric polyps have an asymptomatic presentation and are an incidental finding on upper endoscopy. Symptomatic presentations can range from an ulcerated polyp leading to anemia and occult bleed to complete gastric outlet obstruction. We report a case of an 89-year-old woman who presented with postprandial nausea and early satiety. Her upper endoscopy revealed a 2 cm pedunculated hyperplastic polyp arising from the antrum of the stomach which was seen prolapsing into the pylorus causing intermittent gastric outlet obstruction. In the present report, we statistically analyzed 39 prolapsing gastric polyps previously reported in the English literature and demonstrate the current utility of monopolar snare polypectomy in establishing a histological diagnosis while offering simultaneous treatment. Additionally, we review the literature for the management of all hyperplastic gastric polyps in relation to advancements in digestive endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Mehul Parikh, Brian Kelley, Gabriel Rendon, Bincy Abraham, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
authors.forename: Mehul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rendon
authors.forename: Bincy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abraham