BACKGROUND: Fundic gland polyps allegedly increased in frequency in recent decades, and had attracted great attention due to possible association with prolonged proton pump inhibitor therapy. Prolonged use of this drug could cause parietal cell hyperplasia, obstruction of glandular lumen and cystic dilation of the gland. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to analyze clinical and pathological features of fundic gland polyps in patients with and without proton pump inhibitor therapy in a selected population from Brazil. METHODS: It was selected a sample of 101 Brazilian patients (78 females and 23 males), from a five years retrospective search of the files from a private pathology laboratory. The patients had an average age of 57 years and we included patients with a histological diagnosis of fundic gland polyp. The clinical data were obtained from their files and all histological slides were reviewed and examined with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and Giemsa. RESULTS: Information about the use or non-use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) was obtained in 84 patient files. In 17 cases we could not determine if PPI were used or not. Among those in which the information was available, a positive history of anti-acid therapy was observed in 63 (75.0%) patients. Parietal cell hypertrophy/hyperplasia and parietal cell protrusions were detected in most slides. Histological findings were identical in PPI users and PPI negative patients. Helicobacter pylori infection was detected in just two samples. Epithelial dysplasia or adenocarcinoma were not observed in our cases. Histopathological analysis of fundic gland polyps could not distinguish between PPI and non-PPI related cases. Parietal cell cytoplasmic protrusions, an alleged marker of prolonged acid suppression therapy, was detected in both groups. CONCLUSION: Histological features could not discriminate anti-acid therapy related fundic glands polyps in our patients.
Objetivos: Avaliar a frequência e fatores associados à hipertensão ocular (HO) em pacientes com leucemia linfoide aguda (LLA) em uso de glicocorticoides (GC), determinar a pressão intraocular (PIO) em quatro momentos do tratamento (primeiro dia – D0, após oito dias – D8, após vinte e oito dias – D28 e após 6 meses – D6m) e identificar associação da HO com PIO, faixa etária, infiltração do líquido cefalorraquidiano (LCR), imunofenotipagem (IMF), sexo e óbito. Metodologia: Estudo prospectivo descritivo em crianças com LLA em quimioterapia de um serviço público especializado em oncologia pediátrica entre janeiro/2013 e dezembro/2017. A PIO foi aferida em D0, D8, D28 e D6m de tratamento. Medidas acima de 21 mmHg foram considerados HO. Resultados: Dos 58 pacientes incluídos (idade entre 1,4 e 19,2 anos), 17,2% (10 pacientes) apresentaram HO, sendo os aumentos pressóricos maiores no D8 (p<0,001), com dois casos no D28. Nenhum paciente apresentou sintomas e as pressões normalizaram após a cessação do GC no D6m. As variáveis sexo, idade, IMF e infiltração do LCR não se comportaram como risco para HO. Não foi possível predizer mortalidade e infiltração do LCR relacionados aos valores da PIO. Conclusão: A análise dos dados identificou 17,2% de HO na amostra, as maiores médias da PIO se concentraram no D8 e outros dois casos ocorreram no D28. Características clínicas e laboratoriais pré-tratamento não se associaram à elevação da PIO e nem à infiltração de LCR e óbito.
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