title: Thoracoscopic removal of a leiomyoma of the oesophagus: a case report.
abstract: A case of an oesophageal leiomyoma is presented. The technical aspects and benefits of thoracoscopic enucleation and closure of the muscular layer are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital, Free University Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Eijkelenburg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bové
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delvaux
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Willems
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*