Diagnosis and management of gastroduodenal polyps

C A Burke; R U van Stolk

Diagnosis and management of gastroduodenal polyps

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 1996 Jul;5(3):589-607.

Authors

C A Burke¹, R U van Stolk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 8829321

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal polyps are rare but common in the gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes. Although the majority of upper gastrointestinal polyps have no prognostic importance, they must be distinguished from the minority with an associated cancer risk.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adenoma / pathology
Duodenal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Duodenal Neoplasms / pathology
Duodenal Neoplasms / therapy
Humans
Hyperplasia
Intestinal Polyps / diagnosis*
Intestinal Polyps / pathology
Intestinal Polyps / therapy
Polyps / diagnosis*
Polyps / pathology
Polyps / therapy
Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
Stomach Neoplasms / therapy