Thoracoscopic enucleation in the left decubitus position for leiomyoma of the upper thoracic esophagus: Utility of preoperative diagnosis applying endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

INTRODUCTION: We report a relatively rare case of esophageal leiomyoma in the upper thoracic esophagus enucleated by thoracoscopic procedures. The usefulness of preoperative diagnosis and an adequate surgical approach are described along with a review of the relevant literature. PRESENTAION OF CASE:...

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Autores principales: Ishii, Mitsutoshi, Takeno, Shinsuke, Nishida, Takahiro, Nanashima, Atsushi, Kubota, Yoshimasa, Kawakami, Hiroshi, Umekita, Yoshiko, Akiyama, Yutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5377431/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28371632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.007

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