title: Gastroscopic removal of a giant fibrovascular polyp from the esophagus.
abstract: Giant polyps in the esophagus are rarely occurring benign tumors and may contain lipomas, fibrovascular polyps, fibrolipomas or neurofibromas polyps. Clinical symptoms include dysphagia, vomiting, retrosternal pain, shortness of breath, and asthma. In some cases, the polyps are regurgitated into the oral cavity and represent a spectacular manifestation. The reported case in this study was of a 50-year-old man who complained of emesia for half a year and dysphagia for one month before being hospitalized. Occasionally, a fleshly mass reached into his mouth. The results of endoscopic ultrasonography, barium swallow in the upper digestive tract, and a computed tomography scan demonstrated a giant polyp in the esophagus, which was subsequently removed by gastroscopy. Pathological examination determined a fibrovascular polyp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery The General Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Beijing China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery The General Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Beijing China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery The General Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Beijing China; Department of Chest Surgery The 251 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Zhangjiakou Hebei Province China.
authors.forename: Renfu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology The General Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Beijing China.
authors.forename: Zhongsheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
keywords: Dysphagia; esophageal polyp; esophagus; gastroscopy; giant fibrovascular polyp