Post written by Fatih Aslan, MD, from Gastroenterology and Advanced Endoscopy, Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. This video demonstrates en bloc endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of a giant gastric polyp extending from the cardia to the antrum in a 36-year-old woman presenting with alarm symptoms including nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and iron deficiency anemia requiring monthly parenteral …
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Post written by Michael Lajin, MD, from Sharp HealthCare, San Diego, California, USA. An 87-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities was found to have a gigantic gastric polyp (11 × 8 cm) with a broad short stalk containing an area of irregular vascular patterns worrisome for high-grade dysplasia. Attempting polypectomy using an endoloop was challenging because of the …
Post written by Vivek Kaul, MD, FASGE, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA. We have presented a case of endoscopic resection of a large gastric polyp/mass that was responsible for symptomatic, recurrent, transfusion-dependent iron deficiency anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding in our patient. This patient had …
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