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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 12, 659-662, Copyright © 1997 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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VATS resection of an oesophageal leiomyoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen

RA Schmid, OM Schob, HP Klotz, P Vogt and W Weder
Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

A series of reports in the literature suggest an association of neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen with intestinal tumors as carcinoids, leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas. We present a case of a 23-year-old man with severe cutaneous manifestation of neurofibromatosis. Dysphagia was the main symptom. CT scan suggested the diagnosis of an oesophageal leiomyoma. The oesophageal muscle layers were split and the tumor was enucleated by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was drinking liquids from day 1 and was eating a normal diet from day 3 postoperatively. He was dismissed from the hospital on the 4th postoperative day. We conclude that in patients with neurofibromatosis and oesophageal symptoms an intestinal manifestation of the disease in the oesophagus has to be considered and that VATS resection of intramural and extrinsic oesophageal leiomyomas is the treatment of choice.


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