Open AccessThoracoscopic enucleation of esophageal leiomyoma in patient with men I syndrome
Author(s) -
Waleed Saleh,
Ahmed Bamosa,
Hadi Al-Mutairi,
Khaled Alkattan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.58960
Subject(s) - medicine , enucleation , thoracoscopy , leiomyoma , surgery , general surgery
Minimal invasive thoracic surgery is growing rapidly and may become the standard of care for certain diseases. Its benefits over traditional surgery, including reduced morbidities and hospital stay, have been well established in several reports. We herein report a case of midesophageal leiomyoma in a patient with MEN I syndrome successfully enucleated by thoracoscopy highlighting the technical details of the procedure.