Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus successfully treated by endoscope-assisted resection

Fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus are extremely rare. A 52-year-old woman had the sensation of food sticking in her throat for 3 weeks. Examination revealed a polypoid lesion within the esophagus that extended from the pyriform sinus to the distal esophagus above the gastric cardia. With the pat...

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Published inEsophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 151 - 154
Main Authors Kamiyama, Hidenori, Kiyozaki, Hirokazu, Okamoto, Hideki, Yoshida, Takayoshi, Ohta, Yasushi, Ishii, Kosuke, Yamada, Shigeki, Konishi, Fumio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2005
Subjects
Case reports
Endoscopy
Esophageal cancer
Esophagus
Laryngoscopy
Polyps
Throat surgery
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Summary:Fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus are extremely rare. A 52-year-old woman had the sensation of food sticking in her throat for 3 weeks. Examination revealed a polypoid lesion within the esophagus that extended from the pyriform sinus to the distal esophagus above the gastric cardia. With the patient under general anesthesia, the stalk of the lesion was cut through the rigid laryngoscope; however, the tumor could not be retrieved through the mouth. Large biopsies of the lesion were taken. The remaining lesion was later passed in the fecal matter. Pathological findings were consistent with the features of fibrovascular polyps.
ISSN:1612-9059
1612-9067
DOI:10.1007/s10388-005-0048-2