Giant fibroid duodenal polyp causing serious anaemia

Introduction: A giant fibroid polyp causing serious gastrointestinal bleeding for several years due to the diagnostic difficulties is reported. It took 6 years to get to the diagnosis from the first symptoms. Solution: surgical resection. Case report: The patient is a 70 years old male person. In 2002 investigations were started because of dyspnoe. It turned up that he has microciter anaemia and lack of ferrous sulphate, which was treated conservatively with success. Gastroscopy was negative. Within 4 years several investigations were made to find the exact reason for his recurrent anaemia, no organic cause coul…