Thoracoscopic enucleation of an esophageal leiomyoma.
A series of reports in the literature suggest that video assisted thoracoscopic resection of an esophageal leiomyoma offers distinct advantage over open approach. We describe a patient with esophageal leiomyoma who underwent surgical resection via thoracoscopic approach using four thoracic trocars. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 3.
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA. ninh.nguyen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy