title: Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection of a giant polyp in a 21-month-old female.
abstract: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is now recognized as the preferred treatment modality for gastrointestinal epithelial lesions. A 21-month-old female was admitted with a giant hyperplastic polyp causing a gastric outlet obstruction. Successful ESD was performed with caution. The post-procedural course was uneventful without a bleeding episode. Although further study of the feasibility of ESD in early children is necessary, ESD could be applied to avoid laparotomy even in young children.
authors.affiliation: Eun-Young Jung, Soon-Ok Choi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Eun-Young Jung, Soon-Ok Choi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Eun-Young Jung, Soon-Ok Choi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Bum
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Eun-Young Jung, Soon-Ok Choi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Soo
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Eun-Young Jung, Soon-Ok Choi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Eun-Young Jung, Soon-Ok Choi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Bok
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007223:Infant; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Hyperplastic polyp; Infant; Obstruction