[Thoracoscopic resection of a schwannoma].
Schwannomas are most often benign tumors originating from the sheath of peripheral nerves. Most are asymptomatic and detected incidentally on a routine chest X-ray. Resection is generally recommended to confirm the diagnosis. In a 35-year-old patient we resected and removed an intrathoracic schwannoma of the 6th intercostal nerve thoracoscopically. The technique of resection and protected removal is described.
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Klinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
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Schlumpf
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Largiadèr
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Thorakoskopische Resektion eines Schwannoms.