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Fibrovascular esophageal polyps are rare benign tumors. They can grow to considerable length and cause symptoms such as dysphagia, retrosternal discomfort, vomiting, and even asphyxia. A barium contrast esophageal radiography will show a filling defect compatible with an esophageal mass. Surgical removal through cervical esophagotomy is the preferred treatment, and recurrences after surgery are rare. We describe a patient who developed three recurrent giant fibrovascular esophageal polyp within eight years. A review of the literature is given.
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PMID:Recurrent esophageal fibrovascular polyps: case history and review of the literature. 1245 2

Congenital diaphragmatic hernias occur through embryologic defects in the diaphragm. A subset of adults (5-10 %) may present with a congenital hernia undetected during childhood. It requires surgery because of the risk of incarceration. An old lady having vomiting, upper abdominal pain, dyspnoea and retrosternal discomfort was diagnosed with the presence of a large left-sided Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia and a hypoplastic lung. Laparoscopic repair was performed successfully after adequate preparation. The patient had postoperative respiratory difficulty and needed mechanical ventilation and intensive care for 5 days. She was discharged 8th POD. There was no recurrence in 32 months follow-up, though the hypoplastic left lung never recovered. Laparoscopy is proving to be more beneficial than laparotomy or thoracotomy. The use of a mesh further strengthens the defect and reduces chance of recurrence.
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PMID:Laparoscopic surgery for giant adult bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia: combined suturing and polypropylene mesh repair. 1778 33