Leiomiomas do esôfago removidos por vídeo-toracoscopia
Autor: | João Luiz M. C. Azevedo, Jean Boulez, Otávio Azevedo |
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Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
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Zdroj: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 60-62 |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1809-4546 0100-6991 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-69912000000100015 |
Popis: | This report describes three cases of esophageal leiomyomas successfully resected by thoracoscopy. Surgical enucleation through minimally invasive surgery is the treatment of choice for esophageal leiomyoma. The conventional approach through a formal thoracotomy has the potential of causing excessive pain and patient discomfort. Moreover, the hospital stay and the recovery period are prolonged. Indications for surgery were based mainly on the size of the mass ( |
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