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Mini-invasive treatment of esophageal leiomyoma by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Author(s): CHEN Chun, LIN Ruo-bai, LIN Pei-qiu, KANG Ming-qiang, ZHENG Wei
Pages: 3359-
3361
Year: 2008
Issue:
47
Journal: National Medical Journal of China
Keyword: Esophageal neoplasms; Thoracoscopy; Thoracic surgery; video-assisted;
Abstract: Objective To discuss the application value of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in treatment of esophageal leiomyoma.Method Clinical data of patients with esophageal leiomyoma treated by VATS from Junary 1999 to August 2007 were analyzed.Results VATS esophageal leiomyoma enucleations were performed successfully in 23 patients, and 18 patients of them were performed by pure VATS, 5 patients of them were performed with mini-thoracotomy.M1 the procedures of operations were completed smoothly without mortality and postoperative complications.22 patients were pathologically diagnosed as esophageal leiomyoma after surgery (2 patients' leiomyoma came from mnscularis mucosa).1 patient was esophageal muscularis neurilemmoma.Conclusion VATS leiomyoma enucleations must be a routin operation while treat thoracic esophageal leiomyoma.
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