Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach
Repeated laser therapy has become an accepted therapeutic approach in the treatment of watermelon stomach, and to date no important negative sequelae have been reported. The case of a pati...
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| author | Charles N Bernstein Norman Pettigrew Kenneth K Wang Howard Greenberg Jeremy Lipschitz |
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| description | Repeated laser therapy has become an accepted therapeutic approach in the treatment of watermelon stomach, and to date no important negative sequelae have been reported. The case of a patient who underwent repeated sessions of neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser therapy over a five-year period for the treatment of the watermelon stomach is presented. Postlaser therapy the patient developed deep ulcerations that would heal; however, he ultimately developed a nodular antrum. Random biopsies of antral nodules revealed carcinoma-in-situ. A Billroth I gastrectomy revealed two foci of carcinoma-in-situ/high grade dysplasia and multiple foci of lower grades of dysplasia. This case suggests a possible association between use of laser therapy and development of gastric neoplasia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03afe66879a34d76b977d7402dc9e6782025-02-03T05:51:55ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001997-01-0111540340610.1155/1997/967506Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon StomachCharles N Bernstein0Norman Pettigrew1Kenneth K Wang2Howard Greenberg3Jeremy Lipschitz4Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Radiology and Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pathology, Radiology and Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Mayo School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Mayo School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pathology, Radiology and Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaRepeated laser therapy has become an accepted therapeutic approach in the treatment of watermelon stomach, and to date no important negative sequelae have been reported. The case of a patient who underwent repeated sessions of neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser therapy over a five-year period for the treatment of the watermelon stomach is presented. Postlaser therapy the patient developed deep ulcerations that would heal; however, he ultimately developed a nodular antrum. Random biopsies of antral nodules revealed carcinoma-in-situ. A Billroth I gastrectomy revealed two foci of carcinoma-in-situ/high grade dysplasia and multiple foci of lower grades of dysplasia. This case suggests a possible association between use of laser therapy and development of gastric neoplasia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/967506 |
| spellingShingle | Charles N Bernstein Norman Pettigrew Kenneth K Wang Howard Greenberg Jeremy Lipschitz Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach |
| title_full | Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach |
| title_fullStr | Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach |
| title_short | Multifocal Gastric Neoplasia after Recurrent Laser Therapy for the Watermelon Stomach |
| title_sort | multifocal gastric neoplasia after recurrent laser therapy for the watermelon stomach |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/967506 |
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