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Journal of Case Reports
Multiple Esophageal Hyperplastic Polyps in a Nigerian Woman

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Abiodun Christopher Jemilohun1, Mustapha Akanji Ajani2, Tosin Samuel Ola1
Departments of 1Medicine and 2Histopathology, Babcock University Teaching Hospital,  Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Abiodun Christopher Jemilohun
Email: chrislohun2010@hotmail.com
Received: 06-APR-2017 Accepted: 01-JUL-2017 Published Online: 30-JUL-2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2017.0073
Abstract
Background: Hyperplastic polyps of the esophagus are rare lesions that are often associated with reflux esophagitis and hiatal hernia. They are frequently asymptomatic and discovered incidentally at endoscopy or radioimaging. Case Report: We present a 25-year-old female who had multiple nodules of the lower esophagus at endoscopy. Her major complaints were recurrent heartburn, regurgitation and epigastric pain. Sections of the biopsied esophageal nodules showed features that were consistent with hyperplastic polyp of the esophagus. Conclusion: Though the report of esophageal hyperplastic polyp from Nigeria is scarce in the literature, the rate of detection and reporting is likely to increase as gastrointestinal endoscopy services become more available and accessible in the country. 
Keywords : Biopsy, Endoscopy, Esophagitis, Heartburn, Nigeria, Polyps.
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