An 89-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department at “Ospedale Civile Umberto I” in Lugo (Ravenna) for 1 month of vomiting, mild epigastric pain, and postprandial diarrhea without fever. Main comorbidities included chronic atrial fbrillation treated with a direct-acting oral anticoagulant, previous MI, hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia, though despite her age the patient was autonomous in her daily activities. On admission, laboratory tests included normal WBC count, Hgb, and CRP. Abdominal X-ray demonstrated a stomach flled by ingested food (Fig. 1a) and difuse air–fuid levels accompanied by abdominal distension (Fig. 1b). A surgical consultation was requested; a CT scan was performed confrming gastric distension by ingested food (Fig. 2). Since gastric outlet obstruction was suspected, the patient was hospitalized in a medical unit, treated with NPO and IV fuids. After 2 weeks, a second surgical consultation was requested due to the recurrence of clinical symptoms with unchanged laboratory tests. An upper GI series reported normal gastric and duodenal transit (Fig. 3) while colonoscopy was negative. The patient underwent EGD that showed a 4-cm pedunculated polyp situated in the gastric antrum; the polyp prolapsed into the duodenal bulb creating a “ball valve”-type intermittent obstruction. Biopsy was consistent with a hyperplastic polyp which was endoscopically resected (Fig. 4a–c). The fnal histological report confrmed a benign lesion; the patient was discharged from the hospital without any further invasive treatment in good general condition.

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Benign blockage: gastric outlet obstruction due to a prolapsing gastric pedunculated polyp. Case report and literature review / Zorzetti, N.; Lauro, A.; D'Andrea, V.; Ruffato, A.; Ferruzzi, L.; Antonacci, N.; Tranchino, R. M.. - In: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. - ISSN 0163-2116. - (2021). [10.1007/s10620-021-06890-x]

Benign blockage: gastric outlet obstruction due to a prolapsing gastric pedunculated polyp. Case report and literature review

Zorzetti N.;Lauro A.
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D'Andrea V.;
2021

Abstract

An 89-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department at “Ospedale Civile Umberto I” in Lugo (Ravenna) for 1 month of vomiting, mild epigastric pain, and postprandial diarrhea without fever. Main comorbidities included chronic atrial fbrillation treated with a direct-acting oral anticoagulant, previous MI, hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia, though despite her age the patient was autonomous in her daily activities. On admission, laboratory tests included normal WBC count, Hgb, and CRP. Abdominal X-ray demonstrated a stomach flled by ingested food (Fig. 1a) and difuse air–fuid levels accompanied by abdominal distension (Fig. 1b). A surgical consultation was requested; a CT scan was performed confrming gastric distension by ingested food (Fig. 2). Since gastric outlet obstruction was suspected, the patient was hospitalized in a medical unit, treated with NPO and IV fuids. After 2 weeks, a second surgical consultation was requested due to the recurrence of clinical symptoms with unchanged laboratory tests. An upper GI series reported normal gastric and duodenal transit (Fig. 3) while colonoscopy was negative. The patient underwent EGD that showed a 4-cm pedunculated polyp situated in the gastric antrum; the polyp prolapsed into the duodenal bulb creating a “ball valve”-type intermittent obstruction. Biopsy was consistent with a hyperplastic polyp which was endoscopically resected (Fig. 4a–c). The fnal histological report confrmed a benign lesion; the patient was discharged from the hospital without any further invasive treatment in good general condition.
2021
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Bowel obstruction; Duodenal bulb; Pedunculated gastric polyps; Prolapse; Valve effect
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Benign blockage: gastric outlet obstruction due to a prolapsing gastric pedunculated polyp. Case report and literature review / Zorzetti, N.; Lauro, A.; D'Andrea, V.; Ruffato, A.; Ferruzzi, L.; Antonacci, N.; Tranchino, R. M.. - In: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. - ISSN 0163-2116. - (2021). [10.1007/s10620-021-06890-x]
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