MULTIPLE POLYPS OF THE ESOPHAGUS

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Abstract
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage from esophageal polyps is exceedingly rare. We wish to present the case of a girl who suffered repeated gastrointestinal hemorrhages over a period of five years. The bleeding was originally attributed to esophageal varices, but subsequent clinical study revealed multiple polyps of the esophagus as the cause of hemorrhage. These polyps were successfully removed by fulguration, which rendered the esophagus practically normal, and the patient has been free from hemorrhage since this procedure. REPORT OF CASE The patient, a girl of 10, was first admitted to the pediatric ward in the service of Dr. Charles Weymuller on July 27, 1935 and discharged on November 3. Her illness dated back to 1928, at which time jaundice, abdominal distention and engorgement of the veins of the abdominal wall were said to have been present. Blood was noted in the stool at that time. The first episode lasted several months, after

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