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Prolapsed hyperplastic gastric polyp causing pancreatitis: case report

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A huge hyperplastic gastric polyp prolapsed into the duodenum. The compression and obstruction of the ampulla of Vater by this polyp caused acute pancreatitis. An overview of imaging findings, general considerations about hyperplastic gastric polyps, and a review of the literature are provided.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Area de Diagnóstico por Imagen, C/Budapest, 1, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, ES

    R. A. de la Cruz, J. C. Albillos, J. M. Oliver, T. Hernandez & M. A. Trapero

  2. Department of Pathology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Area de Diagnóstico por Imagen, C/Budapest, 1, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, ES

    P. Dhimes

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  1. R. A. de la Cruz
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Received: 16 January 2001/Accepted: 21 February 2001

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de la Cruz, R., Albillos, J., Oliver, J. et al. Prolapsed hyperplastic gastric polyp causing pancreatitis: case report. Abdom Imaging 26, 584–586 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-001-0014-y

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