title: Thoracoscopic excision with mini-thoracotomy for a bronchogenic cyst of the esophagus.
abstract: A 19 year-old man with a history of dysphagia and chest pain was diagnosed as having a cyst of the esophagus by endoscopic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient's bronchogenic cyst was treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic excision with mini-thoracotomy. This procedure is applicable for patients who require repair of the esophageal wall after excision of a lesion and reduces post-operative complications.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasajima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshiyuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsutani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takubo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D019160:Endosonography; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy