title: Laparoscopic resection of solitary gastric schwannoma.
abstract: We report a case of successful laparoscopic resection of a solitary schwannoma of the gastric fundus performed on emergency. The patient was a 52-year-old man who presented with an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. At admission, the endoscopy and hydro-CT scan showed a submucosal tumor, 2.5 cm in maximum diameter, with an area of central ulceration arising from the anterior wall of the gastric fundus. A wedge laparoscopic resection of the gastric wall was performed under endoscopic guidance. The defect in the anterior wall was repaired in part by linear stapler and in part using a continuous suture. The postoperative recovery was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 4th postoperative day. Laparoscopic approach represents a safe and efficient approach for the treatment of benign tumors of the stomach, also on emergency basis.
authors.affiliation: II Clinica Chirurgica, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silecchia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Materia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fantini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spaziani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Picconi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trentino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Faticanti Scucchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basso
mesh_terms: D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005748:Gastric Fundus; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*