Endoscopic Resection of an Ileal Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp Using Retrograde Single-Balloon Enteroscopy

A 73-year-old woman was referred to our tertiary care center for evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding. After an unrevealing esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy, wireless capsule endoscopy findings described as inflammatory nodules in the ileum were confirmed with computed tomography (CT) enterography. Repeat colonoscopy with deep ileal intubation was performed, but these nodules were not seen. Six months later, because of persistent anemia, a repeat CT identified a 2-cm polypoid mass in the distal ileum (Figure A).

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