title: A case of giant inflammatory ileal polyp removed by double-balloon enteroscopy.
abstract: Inflammatory fibroid polyps are rare benign tumors of the GI tract, that commonly present with intestinal obstruction as a result of intussusceptions in the small bowel. A 39-year old man visited our clinic with an asymptomatic polypoid mass in the distal ileum that was identified on abdominal computed tomography for postoperative surveillance after total gastrectomy due to previously diagnosed early gastric cancer. Retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy was performed to diagnose the ileal mass and a complete resection of the polyp was performed using snare for polypectomy without complications. The final histological finding was an ileal inflammatory polyp. Balloon-assisted enteroscopy is a valuable modality to diagnose and treat small bowel lesions in lieu of surgical procedures in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Woong
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Beom Jae
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Hyoung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong-Jae
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: Won Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Jae
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Mok