Yonsei Med J. 2001 Apr;42(2):264-266. English.
Published online Apr 03, 2009.
Copyright © 2001 The Yonsei University College of Medicine
Case Report

Fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus in infant

Hyo Chae Paik,1 Jae Wook Han,2 Eun Kyu Jung,1 Ki Man Bae,3 and Young Hyuk Lee4
    • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • 2Department of Otolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kon Kuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Received August 04, 2000; Accepted September 20, 2000.

Abstract

A five month female was referred complaining of intermittent vomiting with protrusion of a sausage-like mass through the oral cavity. Esophageal endoscopy and esophagogram revealed a mass in the upper esophagus, which was diagnosed as a fibrovascular polyp. Under general anesthesia, the mass was grasped through the oral cavity with a forcep and ligated and excised at the base, where a stump arose from the posterior wall of the cervical esophagus. The pathology was confirmed as a fibrovascular polyp, which is a rare benign esophageal lesion occurring mostly in adult males, and has not been reported in infancy.

Keywords
Esophageal endosopy; fibrovascular polyp


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