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A Case of Esophageal Cyst Excised Successfully Using Laparoscopy
Author(s) -
SAKAMOTO Kazuhiro,
MIZOBUCHI Noboru,
NARUMI Kenji,
WATABE Suguru,
OKUZAWA Atsushi,
SHIROTA Shigeru,
KAJIYAMA Yoshiaki,
KOBAYASHI Shigeru,
HAYASHIDA Yasuo,
KAMANO Toshiki,
TSURUMARU Masahiko,
FUNABIKI Hitoshi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.1999.tb00024.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , cyst , endoscopy , laparoscopy , surgery , concomitant , stenosis , muscular layer , radiology
Laparoscopic excision of an esophageal cyst was successfully performed on a 29‐year‐old male. The patient, complaining of back pain, was admitted to our hospital for further evaluation of a submucosal esophageal tumor. Close examination revealed a cystic tumor originating from the proper muscular layer at the distal esophagus, measuring 3 cm in diameter. Under general anesthesia, the tumor was excised laparoscopi‐cally without esophageal mucosal injury, with monitering by esophagoscopy. Postoperative esophagography showed no stagnation or stenosis. He was discharged on the 11th postoperative day. The cyst was diagnosed pathologically as an inclusion cyst of the esophagus. Laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery is a useful treatment for benign esophageal tumors, because it is less invasive giving more rapid recovery. Concomitant esophagoscopic monitering is beneficial to avoid injury of the esophageal mucosa, especially in such benign tumors that are firmly adherent to the esophageal muscle and mucosal layer.