title: Endoscopic submucosal dissection of esophageal lymphangioma: a case report with a review of the literature.
abstract: Esophageal lymphangioma is a very rare disease. We report a case of esophageal lymphangioma successfully treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), which yielded definitive histological diagnosis and symptom relief. ESD offers a better option for definitive diagnosis as well as complete resection of large esophageal lymphangiomas with flat configuration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arashiro
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ajibe
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomosuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. ireef@jichi.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugano
keywords: Endoscopic mucosal resection; Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Esophageal lymphangioma