title: Thoracoscopic resection of an esophageal cyst in a 4-year-old girl.
abstract: Thoracoscopic resection of a 4-cm esophageal cyst was performed in a young child. The patient tolerated the procedure well with little chest wall trauma, and she was discharged on the second post-operative day. At 1-month follow-up, there were no associated complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy