Open AccessLaparoscopic celiac plexus ganglioneuroma resection: A video case report
Author(s) -
Pouya Hemmati,
Omar M. Ghanem,
Juliane Bingener
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i3.191
Subject(s) - ganglioneuroma , medicine , laparoscopy , surgery , radiology , retroperitoneal space , neuroblastoma , genetics , biology , cell culture
Ganglioneuromas are mature, benign neurogenic tumors that arise from neural crest-derived cells. Given the rarity of these tumors and their often close proximity to major vessels, there is a paucity of reports in the literature of minimally invasive resections of ganglioneuromas near the celiac plexus. We report a case of laparoscopic resection of a retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma adhering to the portal vein and celiac axis.