Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Gastric Corpus Polyps Associated With Proton Pump Inhibitors Therapy, Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Zubair Ahmad
Gastric Corpus Polyps Associated With Proton Pump Inhibitors Therapy, Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Zubair Ahmad
Section of Gastroenterology
The prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is rapidly rising in Asia. We describe here a case of 51 years old man who had surgery for esophageal leiomyoma and received long-term therapy with Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) for persisting reflux symptoms. On Esophago-Gastroduodenoscopy (EGD) several sessile polyps were seen in the gastric corpus. Earlier EGD done 15 years back had not demonstrated those polyps. Sections revealed polypoid fragments of glandular epithelium with dilated glands and negative histology for H. pylori. Polymerase chain reaction for 16S ribosomal RNA gene (16S rRNA PCR) of H. pylori was also negative. This is the …