Thoracoscopic surgery combined with endoscopic creation of a submucosal tunnel for a large complicated esophageal leiomyoma
Abstract Background The standard surgical method for symptomatic submucosal tumors (SMTs) or tumors with unclear biological behavior is enucleation. Minimally invasive approaches are usually considered appropriate for surgical enucleation; thus, thoracoscopic and laparoscopic enucleation is performe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-05-01
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Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00854-5 |