[Thoracoscopic operation of a tumor of the esophageal wall].
Improvements in video endoscopic technique opens a wide spreaded field of indications of thoracoscopic surgery especially in benign tumors of the esophagus. A 58-years old patient presented with dysphagia. Preoperatively a benign, intramural tumor of the esophagus wall was diagnosed. Enucleation of the tumor was performed by right videothoracoscopy. The use of thoracoscopic operative technique implies rapid disappearance of complaints and a reduced time of hospitalisation.
Junginger
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Heintz
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Böttger
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Menke
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D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020701:Esophagoscopes; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation
Thoracoskopische Operation eines Oesophaguswandtumors.