Gastric Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp: A Rare Cause of Occult Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Main Authors: Faisal Inayat MBBS (Author), Asad Ur Rahman MD (Author), Ahsan Wahab MD (Author), Amir Riaz MD (Author), Effa Zahid MBBS (Author), Pablo Bejarano MD (Author), Ronnie Pimentel MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs) are rare mesenchymal lesions that can arise throughout the gastrointestinal tract. These tumors represent less than 0.1% of all gastric polypoid lesions and are frequently found incidentally on endoscopic evaluation. While presenting symptoms depend on the location...