title: Endoscopic removal of pedunculated leiomyoma of the sigmoid colon (case report and literature review of dignostic and treatment options).
abstract: Colonic leiomyoma are remarkably rare cause of colonic symptoms in clinical practice. They constitute only 3% of gastrointestinal leiomyomas and complete endoscopic removal of the tumour can be a problem because of its submucosal origin. We describe a 62-year female patient with a 8 mm leiomyoma of sigmoid colon that was successfully removed by conventional endoscopic snare electrocauterisation, without complications.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Digestive Disease, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cvejic
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Popović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Micev
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*