title: Giant Bauhin valve adenoma and laparoscopically assisted colonoscopic polypectomy.
abstract: Nowadays colonoscopic polypectomy has become a routine procedure, which is performed daily. Almost every colorectal benign tumor can be removed endoscopically, although there are some problematic adenomas which are either large in size or difficult to approach. In the past two decades laparoscopically assisted colonoscopic polypectomy has become established in the endoscopic world, which reduced the need of operations for those patients with lesions that are large or hard to approach. The first laparoscopically monitored colonoscopic polypectomy was performed by Franklin in 1991, and reported publicly in 1993. We present a case report of a patient who was diagnosed with Bauhin valve giant adenoma and underwent laparoscopically assisted polypectomy.
authors.affiliation: Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Saulius
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mikalauskas
authors.affiliation: Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Rokas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Račkauskas
authors.affiliation: Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Paulius
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeromskas
authors.affiliation: Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Kęstutis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strupas
keywords: Bauhin valve adenoma; colonoscopy; laparoscopically assisted; polypectomy