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A Large Polypoid Vascular Ectasia Removed by Using a Polypectomy With a Detachable Snare in an Asymptomatic Patient

Vascular ectasia is a well-known cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly. Endoscopically, it usually appears as a flat or elevated bright red lesion. We report on an extremely rare case of a large, pedunculated, polypoid vascular ectasia in an asymptomatic patient. A large pedunculat...

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Autores principales: Yu, Byung Hyun, Shin, Sung Jae, Lee, Kwang Wook, Ryoo, Kyoung Ho, Wi, Jeong Ook, Yoo, Joon Hwan, Choi, Jeong Woo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Coloproctology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3624982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23586013
http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/ac.2013.29.1.31
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Sumario:Vascular ectasia is a well-known cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly. Endoscopically, it usually appears as a flat or elevated bright red lesion. We report on an extremely rare case of a large, pedunculated, polypoid vascular ectasia in an asymptomatic patient. A large pedunculated polypoid mass in the sigmoid colon was observed on colonoscopy during a regular health check-up, and a polypectomy was performed using a detachable snare. In histology, vessels with massive dilation were found mainly in the submucosa, which was consistent with vascular ectasia.