title: Laparoscopic intragastric resection of gastric leiomyoma using needlescopic instruments. Case report.
abstract: Laparoscopic intragastric resection of gastric leiomyoma was performed using needlescopic instruments. The patient was a 71-year-old man who had a 2-year history of gastric submucosal tumor 2 cm in diameter located near the esophagocardiac junction. After getting informed consent, we performed a laparoscopic intragastric tumor resection under an oral endoscope. There were no intra- or postoperative complications. The patient was discharged uneventfully. Histopathologic diagnosis of the tumor was leiomyoma. Laparoscopic intragastric resection of a benign gastric submucosal tumor using needlescopic instruments is technically feasible and as safe as a less invasive procedure.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan. tagaya@dokkyomed.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tagaya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kogure
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome