Compagnoni G M, Talamonti M S, Joob A, Ergun G A, Rao S
Departments of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Pathology, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dig Surg. 2000;17(3):306-9. doi: 10.1159/000018860.
The diagnosis and treatment of esophageal pathology remains a challenge despite advances in preoperative endoscopy, radiographic staging, and perioperative care.
In this article, we present an interesting case of esophageal leiomyomatosis in a woman with a history of vulvar leiomyoma and Barrett's esophagus. This paper represents the first reported simultaneous occurrence of these three pathologic entities in the English literature.
The clinical presentation and characteristic pathologic findings in patients with esophageal leiomyomatosis are reviewed. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to esophageal masses are discussed including the indications for esophageal resection.
尽管术前内镜检查、影像学分期及围手术期护理取得了进展，但食管疾病的诊断和治疗仍然是一项挑战。
在本文中，我们介绍了一例有趣的食管平滑肌瘤病病例，患者有外阴平滑肌瘤和巴雷特食管病史。本文是英文文献中首次报道这三种病理实体同时出现的病例。
本文回顾了食管平滑肌瘤病患者的临床表现和特征性病理表现。讨论了食管肿物的诊断和治疗方法，包括食管切除术的适应证。
