Open AccessEndoscopic Removal of Pedunculated Leiomyoma of the Sigmoid Colon
Author(s) -
Harunobu Sato,
Yoshihisa Mizuno,
Tetsuya Tsukamoto,
Tomoaki Ichikawa,
Yoshihito Kotani,
Katsuyuki Honda,
Makoto Kuroda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000368791
Subject(s) - medicine , muscularis mucosae , leiomyoma , polypectomy , sigmoid colon , colonoscopy , surgery , gynecology , pathology , colorectal cancer , rectum , cancer
The large bowel is a rare site for leiomyomas. Furthermore, a colonic pedunculated leiomyoma is very rare. Complete endoscopic removal of a colonic leiomyoma can be problematic because of its submucosal origin.
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