A 27-year-old woman presented in 2005 with severe anemia. Gastroscopy revealed severe gastric polyposis. Histopathology confirmed juvenile polyposis. Gastrectomy was initially declined. Progressive hematemesis, hypoproteinemia, and gastric outlet obstruction, however, resulted in a total gastrectomy 5 years following initial presentation. Massive gastric polyposis resulted in severe gastromegaly.
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