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World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2013; 1(1): 25-27
Published online Apr 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i1.25
Gastric hyperplastic polyps causing upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a young adult
Brian J Secemsky, Kenika R Robinson, Kumar Krishnan, Kristina A Matkowskyj, Barbara H Jung
Brian J Secemsky, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94122, United States
Kenika R Robinson, Department of Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Kumar Krishnan, Barbara H Jung, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Kristina A Matkowskyj, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, United States
Author contributions: Secemsky BJ drafted the manuscript and the reviewed literature; Robinson KR made critical revisions of the manuscript for important intellectual content and provided material support; Krishnan K acquired data and provided study supervision; Matkowskyj KA acquired data and provided material support; Jung BH acquired data and provided study supervision.
Correspondence to: Barbara H Jung, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Street, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. bjung@northwestern.edu
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Received: November 17, 2013
Revised: January 14, 2013
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 16, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: While uncommon, gastric hyperplastic polyps may be the source of overt upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in young individuals and must be included in the differential of such symptoms.