title: Endoscopic resection of large colonic lipomas assisted by a prototype single-use endoloop device.
abstract: Colonic lipomas are benign adipose tumors that do not usually cause symptoms. Giant colonic lipoma (GCL) is an uncommon finding at endoscopy which may lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA) with or without macroscopic ulceration. The choice of therapeutic procedure to treat symptomatic GCLs has been controversial. A case of GCL presented with occult bleeding and IDA is reported in this article. IDA resolved following the successful removal of the GCL by a combination of endoloop ligation and snare cautery technique.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad Khosravi
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khorashad
authors.forename: Seyyed Musaalreza
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaffarzadegan
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Farzanehfar
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Zivarifar