Clinical evaluation of gastric fundic gland polyps without familial polyposis coli

✍ Scribed by T. Tsuchigame; R. Saito; Y. Ogata; S. Ueno; A. Arakawa; T. Matsukawa; M. Furusawa; J. Urata; M. Takahashi

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1010 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0942-8925
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00201512

✦ Synopsis

Background: Assessments were made of 63 cases of fundic gland polyposis (FGP) unassociated with adenomatosis coll. These cases were evaluated by radiological examination over 2 years follow-up. All polyps were pathologically confirmed by endoscopic biopsies. Methods': Most cases were asymptomatic when diagnosed during mass radiological surveys of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The majority of patients ranged in age from 40-60 years, and the polyps numbered fewer than 20 in 55 cases (87.3%). Polyps were detected in the fundic glands using the congo red test and by biopsies.

Results: All serum gastrin values were within the normal range. During the course of this study, the polyps of 13 cases (20.6%) increased and those of three cases (4.8%) decreased or resolved completely.

Conclusion:

From these findings it is considered that FGP are observed in stomachs with less atrophy, and that polyps follow courses in which they increase, decrease, disappear, along with atrophy.