Leiomiomas do esôfago removidos por vídeo-toracoscopia

Autor: João Luiz M. C. Azevedo, Jean Boulez, Otávio Azevedo
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Předmět:
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 (
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals