Acute esophageal obstruction: a unique presentation of a giant intramural esophageal leiomyoma.

Rubin, R A; Lichtenstein, G R; Morris, J B · Am J Gastroenterol · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the case of a 33-yr-old man who presented with an acute incomplete esophageal obstruction, mimicking food impaction, who was found to have a giant intramural esophageal leiomyoma. The leiomyoma was successfully removed through a longitudinal esophagotomy. This is the first report of a nonpedunculated intramural esophageal leiomyoma presenting as an acute esophageal obstruction.

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