title: Endoscopic removal of colonic leiomyoma.
abstract: Most gastrointestinal leiomyomas are found in the stomach, only 3% of them arising in the colon. Surgical resection of the leiomyoma is usually necessary owing to its submucosal location. We describe a patient with a 1.5 cm pedunculated leiomyoma of the colon successfully removed by colonoscopic snare electrocauterization. We believe this to be the first report of a colonic leiomyoma of this size removed endoscopically without complication. We review the literature regarding gastrointestinal leiomyomas with special attention to pedunculated leiomyomas and their endoscopic management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas 78234-6200.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kadakia
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kadakia
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seargent
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*