Gastric polyps are encountered incidentally in approximately 6% of esophagogastroduodenoscopies in the United States.
1 By definition,
gastric polyp implies an epithelial polyp, and includes fundic gland polyps, hyperplastic polyps, and adenomas, in order of decreasing prevalence.
Fundic gland polyp has now become the most common type of gastric polyp in the United States due to widespread use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and low prevalence of
Helicobacter pylori infection.
1 Usually seen in the gastric body and fundus, they are small (< .05 cm), sessile, and have a…