GASTRIC POLYP

Course overview

GASTRIC POLYPS ARE INTRALUMINAL PROJECTIONS OF MUCOSAL OR SUBMUCOSAL TISSUE. THEY ARE GENERALLY ASYMPTOMATIC AND, AS SUCH, ARE TYPICALLY FOUND INCIDENTALLY ON UPPER ENDOSCOPY. WHILE THESE LESIONS ARE TYPICALLY BENIGN, THEY DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CONTAINING LOCAL DYSPLASIA AND PROGRESSION TO INVASIVE CANCER. THIS RISK CAN BE MITIGATED BY PROPER UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGEMENT OF GASTRIC POLYPS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GASTRIC POLYPS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.