Successful treatment of an esophageal hemangioma by endoscopic injection sclerotherapy: report of a case.
We report herein the case of a 46-year-old man in whom an esophageal hemangioma was successfully treated by endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS). The patient was admitted to hospital after a routine upper gastrointestinal series demonstrated a filling defect in the esophagus. Endoscopy, computed tomography (CT) images, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) subsequently revealed a hemangioma in the middle esophagus. EIS was performed using 99% ethanol and 1% polydocanol, and 4 weeks later, the tumor had almost disappeared. This patient has since been followed up carefully with periodic endoscopy and barium studies and additional sclerotherapy will be performed if necessary.
Aoki
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Department of Surgery, Kinki Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers, Itami, Japan.
Okagawa
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K
Uemura
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Y
Nishioka
K
K
Miyata
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H
Ukei
T
T
Miyauchi
K
K
Terashima
T
T
Kaneko
T
T
Mizunoya
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S
D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions