The removal of an esophageal papilloma by endoscopic means. A case report and brief review of the literature
Kadian, R.S.; Marshall, H.E.; Jacobs, W.H.
American Journal of Gastroenterology 64(3): 221-223
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270 PMID: 1181927 Document Number: 86009
The case of a 77-year old white male on anticoagulant therapy who developed sudden onset of gastrointestinal bleeding is presented. A benign esophageal papilloma was a fortuitous finding. The papilloma was removed in toto by fiberoptic endoscopic polypectomy. A brief review of this rare lesion is presented and the importance of a careful endoscopic examination as well as the therapeutic/curative potentialities of the procedure are stressed.