Gastric polyps: Association with Helicobacter pylori status and the pathology of the surrounding mucosa, a cross sectional study.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the endoscopic characteristics of gastric polyps and their association with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) status in a predominantly Hispanic population.


METHODS
We conducted a retrospective study of all esophagogastroduodenoscopies performed at our institution. Demographic, endoscopic and histopathological data were reviewed. Categorization of patients into Hispanic and Non-Hispanic was based on self-identification. Patients without resection/biopsy were not included in the analysis. Identification of polyps type was based on histological examination. One way analysis of variance was used to compare continuous variables among different polyp types and Fisher's exact test was used compare categorical variables among polyp types. Unadjusted and adjusted comparisons of demographic and clinical characteristics were performed according to the H. pylori status and polyp type using logistic regressions.


RESULTS
Of 7090 patients who had upper endoscopy, 335 patients had gastric polyps (4.7%). Resection or biopsy of gastric polyps was performed in 296 patients (88.4%) with a total of 442 polyps removed or biopsied. Of 296 patients, 87 (29%) had hyperplastic polyps, 82 (28%) had fundic gland polyps and 5 (1.7%) had adenomatous polyps. Hyperplastic polyps were significantly associated with positive H. pylori status compared with fundic gland polyps (OR = 4.621; 95%CI: 1.92-11.13, P = 0.001). Hyperplastic polyps were also found to be significantly associated with portal hypertensive gastropathy compared with fundic gland polyps (OR = 6.903; 95%CI: 1.41-33.93, P = 0.0174). Out of 296 patients, 30 (10.1%) had a follow-up endoscopy with a mean duration of 26 ± 16.3 mo. Interval development of cancer was not noted in any of the patients during follow up period.


CONCLUSIONS
Gastric hyperplastic polyps were significantly associated with positive H. pylori status and portal hypertensive gastropathy as compared with fundic gland polyps.
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
Sherif
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Elhanafi
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
Mohammed
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Saadi
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
Wynee
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Lou
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
Indika
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Mallawaarachchi
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
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Dwivedi
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
Marc
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Zuckerman
Sherif Elhanafi, Mohammed Saadi, Wynee Lou, Marc Zuckerman, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 77030, United States.
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Othman
Adenomatous polyps; Chronic gastritis; Fundic gland polyp; Gastric polyps; Helicobacter pylori; Hyperplastic polyp