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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2016; 22(7): 2349-2356
Published online Feb 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2349
Published online Feb 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2349
Using typical endoscopic features to diagnose esophageal squamous papilloma
Ming-Wun Wong, Ming-Joug Bair, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taitung 950, Taiwan
Shou-Chuan Shih, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Horng-Yuan Wang, Tsang-En Wang, Chen-Wang Chang, Ming-Jen Chen, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan
Ming-Wun Wong, Ming-Joug Bair, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Horng-Yuan Wang, Chen-Wang Chang, Ming-Jen Chen, MacKay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Shou-Chuan Shih, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Horng-Yuan Wang, Tsang-En Wang, Chen-Wang Chang, Ming-Jen Chen, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei 252, Taiwan
Author contributions: Shih SC and Chen MJ designed the study; Bair MJ performed the pathological analysis; Wong MW and Chen MJ wrote this article; Wang TE and Chang CW prepared the endoscopic photographs and conducted the literature review; Chu CH critically read the manuscript; Wang HY and Shih SC supported this work and supervised the final editing; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the institutional review board of Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (15MMHIS004).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the retrospectively analysis used anonymous clinical data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Correspondence to: Ming-Jen Chen, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No. 92, Sec. 2, Chungshan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan. mingjen.ch@msa.hinet.net
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Received: June 24, 2015
Peer-review started: July 6, 2015
First decision: July 19, 2015
Revised: August 12, 2015
Accepted: November 19, 2015
Article in press: November 19, 2015
Published online: February 21, 2016
Processing time: 220 Days and 17 Hours
Peer-review started: July 6, 2015
First decision: July 19, 2015
Revised: August 12, 2015
Accepted: November 19, 2015
Article in press: November 19, 2015
Published online: February 21, 2016
Processing time: 220 Days and 17 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Esophageal superficial and flat lesions possess a wide spectrum of clinical and pathological features. Understanding the endoscopic features of these lesions is essential for their detection, differential diagnosis, and management. Squamous papilloma of the esophagus (SPE) is a rare benign esophageal lesion characterised by whitish and wart-like projections under conventional endoscopy. Overall, 88.2% of patients with polypoid lesions who presented all three typical endoscopic features (exophytic growth, a wart-like shape, and crossing surface vessels) were ultimately histologically confirmed as SPE. Our results may allow endoscopists to more confidently simply observe SPE that meets all endoscopic criteria.