Endoscopic Approach to Esophageal Leiomyomas: Single Center Results

Abstract

Benign lesions of the esophagus are rare lesions and constitute less than 1% of all esophageal lesions, and 2/3 of these lesions are leiomyomas, and the rest are polyps and cysts (1). Although esophageal leiomyomas are seen at any age from the age of 20 to the age of 80, they are most frequently observed between the ages of 40-50 and show similar morphological features as the leiomyomas observed in other organs. Leiomyomas generally originate from muscularis propria and can grow up to 30 cm intraluminally and extraluminally (2-4).