Date of Presentation

5-2-2019 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

• Duodenal polyps are a group of polyps that are fairly uncommon to find on endoscopic evaluation (1).

• They are histologically classified according to mucin phenotype into intestinal and gastric subtypes; the intestinal-type polyps are morphologically subdivided into tubular and tubulovillous adenomas (2)

• We present a case of a 76-year-old male with recurrent hematemesis who was found to have an intestinal-type pedunculated tubulovillous adenoma (TVA) in the descending duodenum • An isolated occurrence of non-ampullary sporadic duodenal adenomas (SDA)’s are a rare finding and presentation as an upper GI hemorrhage is extremely uncommon (3)

• Furthermore, our patient’s polyp was pedunculated which is atypical because most SDA’s are morphologically flat or sessile (4)

• The purpose of this case is to present a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and to depict characteristics of an isolated duodenal TVA and its treatment options.

Keywords

tubulovillous adenomas, upper GI hemorrhage, duodenal polyp, TVA

Disciplines

Digestive, Oral, and Skin Physiology | Digestive System | Digestive System Diseases | Gastroenterology | Investigative Techniques | Medicine and Health Sciences

Document Type

Poster

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

A Rare Manifestation of a Bleeding Tubulovillous Duodenal Polyp Presenting as an Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

• Duodenal polyps are a group of polyps that are fairly uncommon to find on endoscopic evaluation (1).

• They are histologically classified according to mucin phenotype into intestinal and gastric subtypes; the intestinal-type polyps are morphologically subdivided into tubular and tubulovillous adenomas (2)

• We present a case of a 76-year-old male with recurrent hematemesis who was found to have an intestinal-type pedunculated tubulovillous adenoma (TVA) in the descending duodenum • An isolated occurrence of non-ampullary sporadic duodenal adenomas (SDA)’s are a rare finding and presentation as an upper GI hemorrhage is extremely uncommon (3)

• Furthermore, our patient’s polyp was pedunculated which is atypical because most SDA’s are morphologically flat or sessile (4)

• The purpose of this case is to present a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and to depict characteristics of an isolated duodenal TVA and its treatment options.

 

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