Less invasive transoral resection of esophageal fibrovascular polyps: case reports

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONEsophageal fibrovascular polyps (EFPs) are among the rarest benign esophageal tumors. In the available literature, only a few over 100 cases have been described. 1 The predominant symptoms of polyps are dysphagia, regurgitation, vomiting, and nonspecific chest pain, which increase with polyp size. The tumor is typically located in the cervical part of the esophagus or hypopharynx, can reach a huge size, and in certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. 2 Here, we present a method for endoscopic resection of giant EFPs. To our knowledge, this is the largest cohort of endoscopically treated patients in the literature.