Ball valve syndrome caused by a giant gastric Vanek's tumor

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Mar;109(3):237-238. doi: 10.17235/reed.2017.4526/2016.

Abstract

Inflammatory fibroid polyps (Vanek's tumor) are rare, accounting for 0.1% of all gastric polyps. This letter describes an unusual case of an intermittent gastric outlet obstruction by a large Vanek's tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / etiology*
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polyps / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed