title: Thoracoscopic enucleation of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the esophagus.
abstract: Since the introduction of thoracoscopy in surgery, many thoracic interventions have been considered feasible and safe via the thoracoscopic route. We report the case of a 42-year-old man with a 7.5-cm esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Thoracoscopic enucleation of the tumor was performed and the patient was discharged on the third postoperative day after tolerating a full oral diet. Given the well-known advantages of minimally invasive surgery, we believe that removal of esophageal submucosal tumors can be attempted using a thoracoscopic approach, even if the tumor is large.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: B-Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C-C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C-S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome