Thoracoscopic surgical management of esophageal benign tumor
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Thoracoscopic surgical management of esophageal benign tumor
Background Benign esophageal tumors are rare; complete surgical resection is essential for the management of the submucosal tumors. Larger, symptomatic, or non-diagnostic lesions should be resected for both diagnostic and therapeutic indications. VATS has become a popular treatment in the thoracic surgery, however thoracoscopic esophageal surgery may lead to increased operative complications. W...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-s1-o258