Hybrid surgical approach for a large schwannoma from the cervical esophagus to the upper thoracic esophagus: a case report
Enucleation of a large esophageal schwannoma from the cervical to the upper thoracic esophagus could be safely performed using both thoracoscopic and cervical approaches. The sternocleidomastoid muscle flap is useful in the occasion considering stenosis by muscular layer suture.
Authors
- Nobuya Ishibashi
- Fumihiko Fujita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8544-509X)
- Taro Isobe
- Takeshi Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-5067)
- Kohei Saisyo
- Naoki Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3998-6711)
- Hisamune Sakai
- Masashi Nakagawa
- Toru Hisaka
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44215-024-00171-5
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00