title: [Two-port video-assisted thoracoscopic excision of an intercostal schwannoma].
abstract: We report a thoracoscopic resection of a benign schwannoma of the ninth intercostal nerve in a 62-years-old man. The extraction of the tumor from the chest was performed through only 2 thoracic trocars. The 2 trocar technique is associated with better cosmetic results, less operative damage, and shorter hospitalizations. We consider that the 2 trocar thoracoscopic technique for an intercostal schwannoma, presenting as a small chest wall tumor, may be a useful approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Otsu Red-Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Satoda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hijiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuse
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome