Thoracoscopic enucleation of an esophageal leiomyoma with balloon dilator assistance

Surgery Today

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-192

  Mafune, Ken Ichi ^a,b   Tanaka, Yoichi ^a  

^a SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

balloon dilator; esophageal leiomyoma; thoracoscopic enucleation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031043716     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02385915     Document Type: Article

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