Transcription of Guidelines - British Society of Gastroenterology
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The management of gastric polypsAndrew F Goddard,1 Rawya Badreldin,2D Mark Pritchard,3 Marjorie M Walker,4 Bryan Warren,5on behalf of the British Society of GastroenterologyABSTRACTB ackgroundGastric polyps are important as some havemalignant potential. If such polyps are left untreated,gastric cancer may result. The malignant potentialdepends on the histological type of the polyp. Theliterature base is relatively weak and anyrecommendations made must be viewed in light of polyps are sessile or pedunculatedlesions that originate in the gastric epithelium orsubmucosa and protrude into the stomach potentialDepending on histological type,some gastric polyps (adenomas and hyperplastic polyps)have malignant potential and are precursors of earlygastric cancer.
The management of gastric polyps Andrew F Goddard,1 Rawya Badreldin,2 D Mark Pritchard,3 Marjorie M Walker,4 Bryan Warren,5 on behalf of the British Society of Gastroenterology ABSTRACT Background Gastric polyps are important as some have malignant potential.
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