Prolapsed hyperplastic gastric polyp causing pancreatitis: case report

Abdom Imaging. 2001 Nov-Dec;26(6):584-6. doi: 10.1007/s00261-001-0014-y.

Abstract

A huge hyperplastic gastric polyp prolapsed into the duodenum. The compression and obstruction of the ampulla of Vater by this polyp caused acute pancreatitis. An overview of imaging findings, general considerations about hyperplastic gastric polyps, and a review of the literature are provided.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatitis / etiology*
  • Polyps / complications*
  • Polyps / diagnostic imaging
  • Polyps / pathology
  • Prolapse
  • Radiography
  • Stomach / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology