title: [Leiomyoma of the oesophagus].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Oesophageal leiomyoma is a rare tumour. The purpose of this paper is to describe the form of presentation, the approaches and the surgical technique, in five consecutive cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was performed on the data recorded prospectively on five consecutive patients operated on between 2003 and 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were seen due to dysphagia to solids. All were examined with contrast radiology, video-endoscopy and computed tomography, although 4 of them also had ultrasound endoscopy performed. The surgical technique was extra-mucosal enucleation, with 3 cases by thoracoscopy and 2 by thoracotomy. There were no complications. The immunohistochemistry study was negative for CD117 and CD34 in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enucleation of oesophageal leiomyomas by video-thoracoscopy is safe, well tolerated, and there is a rapid recovery, and is the procedure of choice for this benign tumour. Thoracotomy may be necessary in some presentations and locations.
authors.affiliation: Sección Cirugía Esofágica, Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Pirovano, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. lovisceklf@yahoo.com.ar
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Loviscek
authors.forename: Jong Hyoun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Yoo Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: María C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cenoz
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies