Chinnusamy Palanivelu, Muthukumaran Rangarajan, Suviraj James John, Shankar Annapoorni, Saravanan Senthilkumar.
A rare cause of intermittent dysphagia: giant fibrovascular polyp of the proximal esophagus
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan 2007;17(1):51-2.
GEM Hospital, Coimbatore, India
Fibrovascular polyps account for only 0.5-1% of all benign esophageal tumors and causes intermittent dysphagia. The patient was a 63-year-old gentleman with gradually progressive intermittent dysphagia of 40 days duration. Investigations revealed a submucosal tumor of the proximal esophagus causing luminal compromise. Excision was performed through a cervical esophagotomy and specimen was subject to histopathological examination. Postoperative recovery was uneventful and he was completely relieved of his symptoms.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Dysphagia. Esophagus. Fibrovascular Polyp.
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