Endoscopic evaluation of a 51 year old woman, who had referred with a 6-months complaint of epigastric pain and fullness in the upper abdomen, demonstrated a large polyp in the greater curvature of the middle third of the stomach. The size of the pedunculated polyp was about 25 mm. Polypectomy was done by snar base and diluted epinephrine was injected submucosally and in to the stem and polyp removed completely. The initial endoscopic diagnosis was hyperplastic polyp without any significant complication. However, histological evaluation confirmed the final diagnosis of Gastritis cystica polyposa.

Keywords: Gastric polyp, Endoscopic polypectomy, Gastritis cystica polyposa

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