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Are stomach polyps a side affect of long term use of prilosec ?

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Dr. Kristi Kohl answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes, one type is.: Fundic gland polyps associated with use of proton pump inhibitors such as Prilosec have very low risk of malignancy. If they are associated with a familial syndrome (like fap), they may be malignant. If multiple polyps are found during endoscopy, recommendations are to biopsy some of the polyps and remove polyps larger than 1 cm. Recommendations for surveillance are based on the type of polyp, .

Answered 7/9/2015

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