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. 2023 Apr 15;13(1):6168.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33451-1.

Evaluation of non-gastric upper gastrointestinal system polyps: an epidemiological assessment

Çağdaş Erdoğan  1 , Derya Arı  2 , Bayram Yeşil  2 , Kenan Koşar  2 , Orhan Coşkun  2 , İlyas Tenlik  2 , Hasan Tankut Köseoğlu  2 , Mahmut Yüksel  2
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Evaluation of non-gastric upper gastrointestinal system polyps: an epidemiological assessment

Çağdaş Erdoğan et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Non-gastric upper gastrointestinal system polyps are detected rarely and mostly incidentally during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. While the majority of lesions are asymptomatic and benign, some lesions have the potential to become malignant, and may be associated with other malignancies. Between May 2010 and June 2022, a total of 127,493 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were retrospectively screened. Among these patients, those who had polyps in the esophagus and duodenum and biopsied were included in the study. A total of 248 patients with non-gastric polyps were included in this study. The esophageal polyp detection rate was 80.00/100,000, while the duodenal polyp detection rate was 114.52/100,000. In 102 patients (41.1%) with esophageal polyps, the mean age was 50.6 ± 15.1, and 44.1% (n = 45) were male. The most common type of polyps was squamous papilloma (n = 61, 59.8%), followed by inflammatory papilloma (n = 18, 17.6%). In 146 patients (58.9%) with duodenal polyps, the mean age of patients was 58.3 ± 16.5, and 69.8% (n = 102) were male. Brunner's gland hyperplasia, inflammatory polyp, ectopic gastric mucosa, and adenomatous polyp were reported to be the most prevalent types of polyps in the duodenum overall (28.1%, 27.4%, 14.4%, and 13.7%, respectively). It is crucial to identify rare non-gastric polyps and create an effective follow-up and treatment plan in the era of frequently performed upper gastrointestinal endoscopies. The epidemiological assessment of non-gastric polyps, as well as a follow-up and treatment strategy, are presented in this study.

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Esophageal squamous papilloma.
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Duodenal adenomatous polyp.
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Duodenal adenomatous polyp magnified.
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