Laparoscopic excision of posterior gastric wall leiomyoma.
The development of laparoscopic surgery has suggested new technical procedures for the treatment of several pathologies. Herein we report a case of laparoscopic excision of a posterior gastric wall leiomyoma. The technique reproduces that used in conventional surgery but with a transgastric approach, and the advantages of minimally invasive surgery are maintained. This laparoscopic approach may be considered an alternative strategy for surgical treatment of benign tumors of the stomach.
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II Clinica Chirurgica, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Silecchia
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Pizzuto
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Surgo
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D
Picconi
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Materia
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A
D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*