A Large Polypoid Vascular Ectasia Removed by Using a Polypectomy With a Detachable Snare in an Asymptomatic Patient.
- Author:
Byung Hyun YU
1
;
Sung Jae SHIN
;
Kwang Wook LEE
;
Kyoung Ho RYOO
;
Jeong Ook WI
;
Joon Hwan YOO
;
Jeong Woo CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Pedunculated polyp; Vascular ectasia; Detachable snare
- MeSH: Aged; Colon, Sigmoid; Colonoscopy; Dilatation, Pathologic; Hemorrhage; Humans; SNARE Proteins
- From:Annals of Coloproctology 2013;29(1):31-33
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
