VATS Resection of Giant Leiomyoma of the Esophagus: 1 case.
- Author:
Ho Young HWANG
1
;
Kook Nam HAN
;
Young Tae KIM
;
Joo Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. ytkim@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Leiomyoma;
Thoracoscopy
- MeSH:
Diet;
Esophageal Neoplasms;
Esophagoscopy;
Esophagus*;
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma*;
Middle Aged;
Pleura;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*;
Thoracoscopy;
Ultrasonography
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(8):715-717
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 59-year old woman visited us for incidentally detected posterior mediastinal mass. Preoperative esophagography, esophagoscopy, esophageal ultrasound and computed tomography showed a esophageal submucosal tumor. With the diagonsis of esophageal leiomyoma, the patient underwent right side video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): The mediastinal pleura and the esophageal muscle layers were longitudinally opened and the tumor was enucleated. Esophagography performed at 6th postoperative day revealed no esophageal mucosal bulging or leakage. The patient was discharged reveiving a soft diet on the 7th postoperative day. ha
