Gastric polyps

Gastric Polyps are encountered in ~3-4% of upper endoscopies

Hyperplastic polyps
- 80% of all types of polyps
- overgrowth of normal gastric epithelium
- atypic is rare and has no neoplasticism potential

Adenomatous polyps
- premalignant lesions
- risk of malignancy is 10-20% in polyps >2cm
- operative management for sessile polyps >2cm suggested.
- some centers are also using submucosal resection.

References:
- greenfield