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Robotic Enucleation of Esophageal Leiomyoma
Published on: February 20, 2026
[Oesophageal leiomyoma: VATS (video-assisted thoracic surgery) resection]
W Torre Buxalleu1, A Tamura Ezcurra, A Fernández Jou
1Departamento de Cirugía Torácica, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. wtorre@unav.es
Abstract:
Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumours of the oesophagus. The most frequent symptoms are dysphagia and epigastric pain, although 50% of patients remain asymptomatic and the tumour is sometimes discovered incidentally. We report a case of oesophageal leiomyoma with emphasis on the operative management by VATS. Traditionally, operative management by transthoracic enucleation is the procedure of choice. In this study we present our experience using a minimally invasive approach.
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