The removal of an esophageal papilloma by endoscopic means. A case report and brief review of the literature.
The case of a 77-year old white male on anticoagulant therapy who developed sudden onset of gastrointestinal bleeding is presented. A benign esophageal papilloma was a fortuitous finding. The papilloma was removed in toto by fiberoptic endoscopic polypectomy. A brief review of this rare lesion is presented and the importance of a careful endoscopic examination as well as the therapeutic/curative potentialities of the procedure are stressed.
D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*