Abstract
Gastroduodenal polyp as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a very rare entity especially in infancy. In infants hematemesis often is a manifestation of systemic illnesses like septicemia or coagulopathy. Here we present a 5 month old young girl who presented in emergency with hematemesis associated with a significant drop of Hemoglobin. On endoscopy a large gastric antral polyp was found to be the cause of bleeding. She was managed successfully with a laparoscopic polypectomy.
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