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. 1996 Apr;10(4):457-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00191641.

Combined endoluminal-intracavitary thoracoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the esophagus. A new method

Y Izumi  1 , H Inoue, M Endo
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Combined endoluminal-intracavitary thoracoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the esophagus. A new method

Y Izumi et al. Surg Endosc. 1996 Apr.

Abstract

Thoracoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the esophagus was successfully performed in three cases with a new technique called the "balloon push-out method." Instead of pulling the tumor, which is hard to grasp because of its delicate nature, we pushed it out of the esophageal wall with a balloon-mounted intraluminal endoscope in order to perform the operation faster and more safely. We found this technique to be very useful in this kind of operation.

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