LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION OF BLEEDING GASTRIC POLYPS

Gastric polyps account for a small proportion of gastric neoplasms, Ma ny of them presented with acute or chronic bleeding, Endoscopic polype ctomy is the preferred treatment modality. However, endoscopic polypec tomy is often incomplete and impossible for large polyps, Large and in tramural polyps require laparotomy and excision. From June to October 1995, four patients with bleeding gastric polyps received laparoscopic resection in our unit. All were women, aged 40-78, with polyps 2-6 cm in diameter, One patient underwent emergency surgery for active bleed ing, The others received elective operations, Operating time ranged fr om 90 to 120 min. There was no perioperative morbidity or mortality, F ull diet was resumed by the 4th postoperative day, The average postope rative hospital stay was 5.3 days (4-7), Laparoscopic resection of gas tric polyp is a preferable treatment option when endoscopic treatment fails.