title: Laparoscopic excision of posterior gastric wall leiomyoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: II Clinica Chirurgica, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silecchia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizzuto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Surgo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Picconi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Materia
mesh_terms: 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*