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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 59(03): 190-192
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250502
Case Reports/Thoracic

Thoracoscopic Enucleation of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Esophagus

B.-Y. Wang
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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C.-C. Liu
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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C.-S. Shih
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Abstract

Since the introduction of thoracoscopy in surgery, many thoracic interventions have been considered feasible and safe via the thoracoscopic route. We report the case of a 42-year-old man with a 7.5-cm esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Thoracoscopic enucleation of the tumor was performed and the patient was discharged on the third postoperative day after tolerating a full oral diet. Given the well-known advantages of minimally invasive surgery, we believe that removal of esophageal submucosal tumors can be attempted using a thoracoscopic approach, even if the tumor is large.

Key words

Esophageal surgery - thoracoscopy/VATS - tumor


Publication History

Received: 20 July 2010

Publication Date:
08 April 2011 (online)

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York

 

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