title: Thoracoscopic enucleation of a giant leiomyoma of the esophagus.
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery has gained a rapid development and popularity in the recent years. With these developments in minimally invasive surgery, video-thoracoscopic approaches has become more frequently preferred interventions for benign esophageal lesions. Herein, we report a case of a giant esophageal leiomyoma which was successfully enucleated by video-thoracoscopic approach without any peroperative or postoperative complications.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Topkapi, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Yalin
authors: Y
authors: Iscan
authors: Fatih
authors: F
authors: Tunca
authors: Yasemin G
authors: YG
authors: Senyurek
authors: Serdar
authors: S
authors: Tezelman
authors: Tarik
authors: T
authors: Terzioglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*