1. Successful en bloc resection of large esophageal hemangioma by endoscopic submucosal dissection
- Author
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Chao Zhang, Yan Yu, Jiqiao Zhang, Bingzheng Shen, Mei Liu, Panpan Lu, and Li Cao
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Esophageal submucosal tumor ,business.industry ,En bloc resection ,General Medicine ,Endoscopic submucosal dissection ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,body regions ,Hemangioma ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,X ray computed ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,sense organs ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Tumor removal ,Radiology ,Esophageal Hemangioma ,Complication ,business - Abstract
Rationale With the development of endoscopic techniques, endoscopic therapy began to play an important role in the management of esophageal hemangiomas. Patients concerns A large esophageal submucosal tumor (2.5 cm), which was suspected to be an esophageal hemangioma, was diagnosed in a 50-year-old woman. Diagnosis Esophageal hemangioma INTERVENTIONS:: Endoscopic submucosal dissection was performed for tumor removal. Outcomes Histopathological results revealed hemangioma. No complication or recurrence was observed in the 17-month follow-up period. Lessons Our successful experience showed that endoscopic submucosal dissection is an effective and a safe approach to treat large esophageal hemangiomas (2.5 cm).
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- 2020