Authors: László Iván Róbert Paczona Károly Szentpáli József Jóri
Publish Date: 2008/08/08
Volume: 266, Issue: 7, Pages: 1031-1034
Abstract
Giant fibrovascular polyps FVP are relatively rare benign neoplasm of the upper part of the esophagus Without previous history their diagnosis might be difficult as the endoscopic findings are sometimes misinterpreted The present report describes a case in which the patient regurgitated his giant polypoid mass into his mouth and captured it between his teeth and buccal surface until the emergency endoscopic removal Although the adequate therapy for these lesions is mainly the open surgical resection most often via cervical esophagotomy in our case the polyp was removed successfully by peroral endoscopic operation as a minimally invasive surgical treatment After 5 years of followup the patient is doing well without recurrence of his polyp
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