GASTRIC FUNDIC GLAND POLYPS: CAN HISTOLOGY BE USEFUL TO PREDICT PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS USE?

GASTRIC FUNDIC GLAND POLYPS: CAN HISTOLOGY BE USEFUL TO PREDICT PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS USE?

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fundic gland polyps allegedly increased in frequency in recent decades, and had attracted great attention due to possible association with prolonged proton pump inhibitor therapy. Prolonged use of this drug could cause parietal cell hyperplasia, obstruction of glandular lumen...

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Main Authors: Hugo Leite de Farias BRITO, Cynthia BARROS, Marcelle Vieira FREIRE, Miraldo Nascimento da SILVA FILHO, Tereza Virgínia NASCIMENTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Gastric mucosa
Polyps, pathology
Proton pump inhibitors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032018002400380&lng=en&tlng=en

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