Thoracoscopic management of oesophageal mucocele: Old complication, new approach

Oesophageal mucocele is an uncommon complication of bipolar exclusion of oesophagus. Traditionally, this condition is managed through thoracotomy which is associated with significant morbidity. The present report outlines the thoracoscopic management of oesophageal mucocele following surgical exclus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pavankumar, Vijayaraj, Kalayarasan, Raja, Sandip, Chandrasekar, Biju, Pottakkat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28695874
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmas.JMAS_118_16
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Sumario:Oesophageal mucocele is an uncommon complication of bipolar exclusion of oesophagus. Traditionally, this condition is managed through thoracotomy which is associated with significant morbidity. The present report outlines the thoracoscopic management of oesophageal mucocele following surgical exclusion for oesophageal perforation. Left thoracoscopic oesophagectomy for oesophageal mucocele described in this report has not been published earlier.

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