title: [Thoracoscopic resection of a schwannoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weder
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bimmler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlumpf
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Largiadèr
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Thorakoskopische Resektion eines Schwannoms.