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Thoracoscopic resection of benign schwannoma
W Weder1, R Schlumpf, R Schimmer
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|August 1, 1992
Abstract:
The recent improvement of endoscopic surgical instruments allows new therapeutical application of thoracoscopy. We report a thoracoscopic resection of a benign schwannoma of the 6th intercostal nerve in a 35-year-old patient. The operative technique and extraction of the tumor from the chest is described. Postoperative morbidity was minor. We consider the thoracoscopic resection as first choice of treatment.