{"id":2799,"date":"2026-01-17T13:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:24:50","slug":"stomach-polyp-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2799","title":{"rendered":"Stomach Polyp Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abnormal growths in the stomach lining; common types are fundic-gland and hyperplastic polyps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Do I Need Management?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fundic-gland polyps: usually benign; monitor size.<\/li>\n<li>Hyperplastic polyps &gt;1 cm or with dysplasia: remove to rule out cancer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How Should I Prepare?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fasting 6 hours before endoscopy.<\/li>\n<li>Stop PPIs 2 weeks prior if safe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Happens During Management?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biopsy\/Polypectomy<\/strong>: Endoscopic removal of polyps using forceps or snare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Can I Expect Afterwards?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recovery for 30\u201360 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Resume diet per advice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks &amp; Possible Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bleeding (&lt;1%)<\/li>\n<li>Rare perforation (&lt;0.1%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fundic-gland polyps: repeat endoscopy in 3\u20135 years.<\/li>\n<li>Hyperplastic polyps: follow-up in 12 months if removed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abnormal growths in the stomach lining; common types are fundic-gland and hyperplastic polyps. Why Do I Need Management? Fundic-gland polyps: usually benign; monitor size. Hyperplastic polyps &gt;1 cm or with dysplasia: remove to rule out cancer. How Should I Prepare? Fasting 6 hours before endoscopy. Stop PPIs 2 weeks prior if safe. What Happens During [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2810,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2799\/revisions\/2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}