Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection of a large juvenile polyp in the stomach of an infant

Zhiyin Huang, Hui Gong, Linjie Guo, Yongmei Xie, Bing Wei, Chengwei Tang, Bing Hu
2020 Endoscopy  
A 5-month-old male infant suffered from massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding that resulted in a hemoglobin level of 48 g/L when he was referred to our hospital. A 4.2-cm mass of mixed density was detected in the stomach by enhanced abdominal computed tomography (▶ Fig. 1) . No family history of polyposis was recorded and there were no dark spots on the lips, hands, or feet. Gastroscopy showed a rounded and smooth-contoured polyp-like mass in the posterior wall of the upper stomach This
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doi:10.1055/a-1300-0865 pmid:33271617 fatcat:65ehn37ouvczlprxxozavgs5na