Endoscopic polypectomy for the removal of polyps of the small intestine. 1982

M Tada, and F Misaki, and Y Akasaka, and K Kawai

Since intussusception is a common complication of the Peutz-Jeghers polyps, laparotomy should be recommended to remove them. However, all of them will not be palpable or discernible during laparotomy. Operative endoscopy was employed for removing polyps of the small intestine of a 22-year-old female who was previously diagnosed as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Using a newly designed enteroscope with two channels (SIF-2C, Olympus), four large polyps over 1 cm in size were removed from the ileum and jejunum with safety. Endoscopic polypectomy is one of the rapidly advancing fields and widely spread methods in gastrointestinal endoscopy since the introduction of electrosurgical techniques. Although the endoscopic removal of polyps arising from the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon and rectum can be performed with ease and safety, polypectomy for the polyps of the small intestine has never been performed because of the technical difficulties to handle the scope in the small intestine. Two channel enteroscope resolved this problem. Therefore, it is emphasized that double channel enteroscope makes the polypectomy in the small intestine possible and the indication of enteroscopy will be more extended.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007078 Ileal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer in the ILEUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). Cancer of ILEUM,Cancer of the ILEUM,Cancer, Ileal,Ileal Cancer,Cancers, Ileal,ILEUM Cancer,ILEUM Cancers,Ileal Cancers,Ileal Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Ileal,Neoplasms, Ileal
D007417 Intestinal Polyps Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the INTESTINE. A polyp is attached to the intestinal wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base. Intestinal Polyp,Polyp, Intestinal,Polyps, Intestinal
D007421 Intestine, Small The portion of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT between the PYLORUS of the STOMACH and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE. It is divisible into three portions: the DUODENUM, the JEJUNUM, and the ILEUM. Small Intestine,Intestines, Small,Small Intestines
D007580 Jejunal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer in the JEJUNUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). Cancer of Jejunum,Cancer of the Jejunum,Cancer, Jejunal,Jejunal Cancer,Cancers, Jejunal,Jejunal Cancers,Jejunal Neoplasm,Jejunum Cancer,Jejunum Cancers,Neoplasm, Jejunal,Neoplasms, Jejunal
D004598 Electrosurgery Division of tissues by a high-frequency current applied locally with a metal instrument or needle. (Stedman, 25th ed) Electrosurgeries
D004724 Endoscopy Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D005260 Female Females
D006222 Hamartoma A focal malformation resembling a neoplasm, composed of an overgrowth of mature cells and tissues that normally occur in the affected area. Hamartomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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