Case Report
Gastric Carcinoid and Obesity: Association or Coincidence?
Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
Table 1
Summary of previously reported cases of gastric carcinoid diagnosed by pre-briatric surgery UGIE.
| | Case | Sex | Age | BMI | Carcinoid type | Endoscopic findings |
| | Case 1 [4] | NA | NA | NA | Type 1 | small polyp | | Case 2 [5] | F | 32 | 44.4 | Type 1 | multiple polyps | | Case 3 [6] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Case 4 [7] | F | 41 | 45.2 | Type 3 | Solitary tumor | | Case 5 [7] | F | 32 | 44.4 | Type 1 | Multiple polyps | | Case 6* | F | 35 | 102 | Type 1 | Multiple polyps | | Case 7* | F | 41 | 46 | Type 1 | Multiple polyps |
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*Current cases.
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