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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2007; 13(9): 1451-1452
Published online Mar 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i9.1451
Published online Mar 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i9.1451
Portal hypertensive duodenal polyp: A case report
Jean-David Zeitoun, Ariane Chryssostalis, Frederic Prat, Marianne Gaudric, Stanislas Chaussade, Department of Gastroenterology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Benoit Terris, Department of Pathology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ariane Chryssostalis, Department of Gastroenterology, Cochin Hospital, 27 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris 75014, France. ariane.chryssostalis@cch.aphp.fr
Telephone: +33-1-58411901 Fax: +33-1-58411930
Received: December 3, 2006
Revised: December 26, 2006
Accepted: January 25, 2007
Published online: March 7, 2007
Revised: December 26, 2006
Accepted: January 25, 2007
Published online: March 7, 2007
Abstract
Abnormalities of gastric mucosa in patients with portal hypertension are well documented. Manifestations of portal hypertension in small bowel and colon are less common. Colonic polypoid lesions microscopically consisting of a normal mucosa, with dilatation of submucosal vessels, have been described. We here report the first case of portal hypertensive duodenal polyp, responsible for gastro-intestinal bleeding. Endoscopic treatment turned out to be successful.