Thoracoscopic enucleation of a giant leiomyoma of the esophagus.


Iscan Y., Tunca F., Senyurek Y., Tezelman S., Terzioglu T.

Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques, cilt.23, sa.1, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

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.