Thirteen patients with gastric polyposis (113 polyps) were treated by endoscopic Nd-YAG laser irradiation. Among them there were five cases with adenomas, six with hyperplastic polyps and two with inflammatory polyps. Ninety-six polyps were<1 cm, 13 polyps were ⩾ 1 cm, and four polyps were ⩾ 2 cm. In the patient who had the largest number of lesions, 22 polyps were found at endoscopic examination. All but two patients were regularly followed up endoscopically for 2–5 years after treatment and showed no sign of recurrence. Mild bleeding occurred in three cases. No perforation or any other serious complications occurred. The results were encouraging. It is concluded that endoscopic Nd-YAG laser ablation of gastric polyposis is effective, simple to perform, safe and deserves recommend
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