Needle Knife-assisted Endoscopic Polypectomy for a Large Inflammatory Fibroid Colon Polyp by Making Its Stalk into an Omega Shape Using an Endoloop
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 680-686, 2008.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Colonic inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is an uncommon benign polypoid lesion, which is composed of fibroblasts, numerous small vessels and edematous connective tissue with marked eosinophilic inflammatory cell infiltration. This condition is frequently detected in the stomach and small intestine, but uncommon in the colon. Although IFP is a benign lesion, surgical resections are performed in most colonic cases because the polyps are usually too large to resect endoscopically. Only three patients underwent endoscopic polypectomy in our literature reviews. Here, we present a case of IFP in the descending colon successful endoscopically resected using a novel technique of trapping its stalk with an endoloop, forming the stalk into an omega shape, and then dissecting the stalk with a needle knife.
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Main subject:
Colonic Polyps
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Colonoscopy
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Colectomy
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Leiomyoma
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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