Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Active Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection may contribute to the ulceration and hemorrhage of otherwise benign gastric lipomas. This case highlights the utility of combining invasive and non‐invasive testing of H. pylori in bleeding gastric ulcers and emphasizes the critical role of H...

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Main Authors: Amey Joshi, Rohan Kumar, Maitri Shah, Ryan Mui, Tadd Kaeo Hiatt
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70311
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spelling doaj-art-c8d42cf614d74f84af2b1c4b22f6ce5a2025-08-20T03:39:54ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-03-01133n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70311Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case ReportAmey Joshi0Rohan Kumar1Maitri Shah2Ryan Mui3Tadd Kaeo Hiatt4Internal Medicine Michigan State University Lansing Michigan USAInternal Medicine Michigan State University Lansing Michigan USAInternal Medicine Michigan State University Lansing Michigan USADepartment of Gastroenterology, Clinical Faculty Michigan State University Lansing Michigan USADepartment of Gastroenterology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USAABSTRACT Active Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection may contribute to the ulceration and hemorrhage of otherwise benign gastric lipomas. This case highlights the utility of combining invasive and non‐invasive testing of H. pylori in bleeding gastric ulcers and emphasizes the critical role of H. pylori testing and eradication in bleeding gastric lipomas.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70311gastric lipomaGI bleedhelicobacter pyloristool antigen testing
spellingShingle Amey Joshi
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Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report
Clinical Case Reports
gastric lipoma
GI bleed
helicobacter pylori
stool antigen testing
title Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report
title_full Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report
title_fullStr Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report
title_short Unusual Presentation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Gastric Lipoma and Concomitant Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case Report
title_sort unusual presentation of acute gastrointestinal bleeding in gastric lipoma and concomitant helicobacter pylori infection a case report
topic gastric lipoma
GI bleed
helicobacter pylori
stool antigen testing
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70311
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