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The current spectrum of gastric polyps: a 1-year national study of over 120,000 patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19491866     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To use a large pathology database (Caris Diagnostics) to analyze the frequency and associations of gastric polyps in a nationwide US population. METHODS: A total of 121,564 esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedures from private practices in 36 states in the Caris Diagnostics database from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 were searched for the endoscopic designations of polyp, nodule, and mass, and for the pathological diagnoses that commonly present as gastric polyps. Pertinent demographic data, clinical indications for EGD, and information regarding Helicobacter pylori infection, reactive gastropathy, chronic inactive gastritis, and intestinal metaplasia were also obtained. RESULTS: A total of 78,909 of the 121,564 patients who underwent EGD had gastric biopsies. The prevalence of gastric polyps in the EGD population was 6.35%; 77% were fundic gland polyps, 17% hyperplastic polyps/polypoid foveolar hyperplasia, 0.69% adenomas, and 0.1% inflammatory fibroid polyps. Malignant neoplasms were slightly >2%. None of the benign gastric polyps had a significant positive association with concurrent H. pylori infection; intestinal metaplasia was detected in the background of 52.2% of carcinoids, 29.6% of adenomas, 20.1% of xanthomas, and 13% of adenocarcinomas and hyperplastic polyps. Adenomas were rarely associated with synchronous adenocarcinomas. CONCLUSIONS: The relative prevalence of fundic gland polyps in this population was much higher than that reported earlier, most likely because of the widespread use of proton pump inhibitors. H. pylori- and atrophy-associated polyps, including adenomas, were less common than in earlier series.
Authors:
Susanne W Carmack; Robert M Genta; Christopher M Schuler; M Hossein Saboorian
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2009-04-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  104     ISSN:  1572-0241     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-03     Completed Date:  2009-06-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0421030     Medline TA:  Am J Gastroenterol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1524-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / methods
Female
Gastric Mucosa / pathology*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Polyps / epidemiology*,  pathology
Population Surveillance / methods*
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Stomach Neoplasms / epidemiology*,  pathology
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult

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