Perforation of leiomyoma of stomach.

Enhanced Wound Healing after Leiomyoma Enucleation

Leiomyoma is a rare esophageal tumor that constitutes less than 1% of esophageal malignancies. It should be removed when diagnosed even if asymptomatic. This study presents two cases of esophageal leiomyoma in 38 and 62 years old men who presented with dysphagia and evaluated for diagnosis and location of related tumors. Patients were clinically examined and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, ch...

Trichobezoar Causing Gastric Perforation: A Case Report

Trichobezoars are impactions of swallowed hairs in the stomach and occasionally in the intestine. They occur in emotionally disturbed, depressed, or mentally retarded patients who have trichotillomania and trichophagia. Trichobezoars are usually diagnosed on CT scan or upper GI endoscopy. They can give rise to complications like gastroduodenal ulceration, haemorrhage, perforation, peritonitis, ...

Heterotopic pancreas in the body of the stomach.

4. Acuff TE. Thoracoscopic excision of bronchiogenic cyst. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1993; 55: 196-200. lined by ciliated columnar, stratified squamous or rarely gastric epithelium. Most contain a clear jelly like fluid. These cysts are extramural and share the common muscular wall of the oesophagus [2]. The oesophageal duplication cysts are commonly asymptomatic. If gastric mucosa persists it...

Gastric leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma--five cases.

Five patients with smooth muscle tumours of the stomach are presented. In 3 cases, histological identification of the lesion was made pre-operatively on biopsy material obtained under direct vision at gastroscopy.

Large cystic leiomyoma of stomach.