Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Giblin, Erica M., MD
• Reed, Carolyn E., MD

Titel

Diffuse Esophageal Polyposis: An Uncommon Occurrence

Ist Teil von

• The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2009-04, Vol.87 (4), p.1258-1260

Ort / Verlag

New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The presence of multiple esophageal polyps on endoscopy is a rare entity. Most of the literature cited on this phenomenon is based on case reports and small series. A large proportion of the literature describes one or two polyps, with the majority of polyps occurring in the area of the gastroesophageal junction. We present a case of a 66-year-old woman with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease that was found to have extensive esophageal polyposis of the mid-esophagus on upper endoscopy. The patient underwent a transhiatal esophagectomy. Final pathology was consistent with extensive polypoid dsyplasia in the presence of Barrett's esophagus.