Unroofing Technique as an Option for the Endoscopic Treatment of Giant Gastrointestinal Lipomas

Gastrointestinal lipomas are usually asymptomatic, detected incidentally. However, they can cause severe symptoms such as obstruction, invagination, and bleeding. The transsection of an infarcted or large lipoma by needle sphincterotome (needle knife) and/or snare polypectomy of the upper part of th...

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Main Authors: Marcela Kopáčová, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jan Bureš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2016-03-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:http://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/58/4/0115/