Esophageal hemangioma: endoscopic diagnosis and treatment.
We report on a 72-year-old man complaining of spontaneous retrosternal chest pain in whom an esophagogram showed a filling defect in the upper esophagus. On endoscopy, a polypoid lesion with a bluish-white surface was seen, the biopsy indicating the presence of a hemangioma. Endoscopic ultrasonography demonstrated the superficial origin of the lesion and the presence of vascular structures. Endoscopic resection was performed using a combination of hemostatic clipping and snare polypectomy, with excellent results. Follow-up for ten months did not reveal any recurrence.
First Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine, Ube City, Japan.
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male