title: Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus causing sudden dyspnea: endoscopic treatment.
abstract: A 76-year-old man with sudden dyspnea was admitted to our department. A fleshy mass was visualized in the labial commissure, and the flexible esophagoscopy showed the polyp prolapsed into the oropharynx, partially obstructing the airway. The polyp was encircled with a large oval snare and Endoloop, which was adjusted to stalk-basis before tightening. Pure coagulation was used to transect the lesion, which was then retrieved. The polyp measured 10 x 2.5 cm. To our knowledge, our case is the first large esophageal giant fibrovascular polyps causing sudden dyspnea in the literature that has been resected endoscopically without complications.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Institut Clinic d'Especialitats Méquiques i Quirúrgiques, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 32874iao@comb.es
authors.forename: Isam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alobid
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilaseca
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Josep María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bordas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*