ESOPHAGEAL HEMANGIOMA - ENDOSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

We report on a 72-year-old man complaining of spontaneous retrosternal chest pain in whom an esophagogram showed a filling defect in the upp er esophagus. On endoscopy, a polypoid lesion with a bluish-white surf ace was seen, the biopsy indicating the presence of a hemangioma. Endo scopic ultrasonography demonstrated the superficial origin of the lesi on and the presence of vascular structures. Endoscopic resection was p erformed using a combination of hemostatic clipping and snare polypect omy, with excellent results. Follow-up for ten months did not reveal a ny recurrence.