We present the first reported robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of two patients with esophageal leiomyoma using the daVinci Surgical System. Operative technique and technical considerations are presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Chest Discomfort

  discomfort at swallowing and occasional dyspnea. [cancerjournal.net]

• Dysphagia

  METHODS: Between January 1999 and August 2005, 11 patients (6 men and 5 women; median age, 44 years) underwent surgery after presenting with dysphagia, chest pain, or heartburn. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  We evaluate a case of a 71 year-old male with dysphagia found to have a large complex esophageal leiomyoma that underwent successful surgical resection using a minimally invasive robotic technique. [sages.org]

  There were six patients with dysphagia, and one patient without dysphagia had dyspepsia. Another had symptoms of cough and sputum. Leiomyoma diagnosis is confirmed via a barium esophagogram, esophagoscopy, or CT. [tgkdc.dergisi.org]

• Epigastric Pain

  CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 49-year-old female with a history of dysphagia, epigastric pain, and halitosis. She was diagnosed with a benign tumor originating from the muscular layer of the distal esophagus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Thus, at the meantumor size of 5.3 cm, patients accused dysphagia, retrosternal pain,epigastric pain on palpation, regurgitation, dyspnea, weight loss[ 11 ]. [omicsonline.org]

• Intermittent Dysphagia

  Right: Smooth, submucosal tumor in a 65 year-old woman with intermittent dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). Left: Smooth submucosal tumor in the mid-esophagus of a 64 year-old man undergoing endoscopy. [endoatlas.com]

  Methods: We report the case of a 58-year-old man referred to our unit with a 4-year history of progressive and intermittent dysphagia, mainly to solids, and weight loss. [oatext.com]

• Suggestibility

  A series of reports in the literature suggest that video assisted thoracoscopic resection of an esophageal leiomyoma offers distinct advantage over open approach. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The limited data available on the natural history of esophageal leiomyomas suggests that the tumors grow slowly and that malignant transformation is extremely uncommon. [link.springer.com]

  Case Reports Abstract Author Information Authors A series of reports in the literature suggest that video assisted thoracoscopic resection of an esophageal leiomyoma offers distinct advantage over open approach. [journals.lww.com]

• Neuralgia

  Paradoxically, incision pain after surgery (thoracic neuralgia) was found to be higher in the minimally invasive approach group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Clinical case We present the case of a 58-year-old man, without toxic habits and a medical history of malaria, trigeminal neuralgia, total thyroidectomy, and parathyroid resection for papillary cancer, hypothyroidism, and postoperative hypoparathyroidism [oatext.com]

• Dysphasia

  Symptoms especially dysphasia were relieved postoperatively. Short- and long-term follow-up was satisfactory with none of the patients having tumor recurrences or other problems. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Trigeminal Neuralgia

  Clinical case We present the case of a 58-year-old man, without toxic habits and a medical history of malaria, trigeminal neuralgia, total thyroidectomy, and parathyroid resection for papillary cancer, hypothyroidism, and postoperative hypoparathyroidism [oatext.com]

Because malignant transformation in leiomyomas is rare, some authors recommend regular follow-up with barium swallow and endoscopy for asymptomatic patients with lesions smaller than 5 cm and when the preoperative workup has excluded malignancy ( 7, 13 [jtd.amegroups.com]

Preoperative workup includes upper GI endoscopy which shows an exophytic growth with intact mucosa, often looking like diverticulum due to cavity in the center of tumor which was classically observed in our first case. [casereports.in]

Although enucleation via thoracotomy has been considered standard treatment, minimally invasive surgery is increasingly used for the treatment of this disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The overall prognosis of these benign tumors is excellent. [radiopaedia.org]

The main outcomes included the demographic and morphological characteristics, symptoms, comparisons of diagnosis and treatment methods, adverse events, and prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Seite 79 - T et al (1995) Mortality and morbidity rates, postoperative course, quality of life, and prognosis after extended radical lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer, Comparison of threefield lymphadenectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy. [books.google.de]

Consultations Thoracic surgeon Prognosis Following complete surgical resection, no recurrence has ever been reported. [drminkim.com]

There appears to be a poor prognosis in patients with tumors >9 cm and the opposite is true for tumors 3, 4 ]. [hindawi.com]

Etiology Diffuse leiomyomatosis with Alport syndrome is due to a deletion involving the 5' terminal region of both COL4A5 and COL4A6 (as such, it forms a contiguous gene syndrome). [orpha.net]

Acute esophageal syndromes In the table on the left are etiologies of an acute esophageal syndrome. Boerhaave syndrome Boerhaave syndrome is rupture of the esophageal wall. [radiologyassistant.nl]

The etiology may be an exaggeratedproliferative response to infection, trauma, peptic ulcer, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or steroid use[ 59 ]. IMFT are most common in the lung, but can arise in any organ. [tropicalgastro.com]

Epidemiological data, presenting symptoms, diagnostic investigations, tumor location, histopathological findings, and safety and efficacy of surgical resection were analyzed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Summary Epidemiology Prevalence is estimated at 1 per million. Clinical description Alport syndrome (AS) is defined by glomerular nephropathy with hematuria, progressing to end-stage renal disease, associated with sensorineural deafness. [orpha.net]

Epidemiology Frequency International Esophageal leiomyomas comprise less than 0.6% of all esophageal neoplasms, both in the United States and worldwide. [drminkim.com]

Among the 22 patients (78.6%) for whom follow-up information was available, no leiomyoma-related adverse events were found. [1] Epidemiology United States and international data Esophageal leiomyomas comprise less than 0.6% of all esophageal neoplasms [emedicine.medscape.com]

Unlike others on this topic, this text demonstrates how the endoscope incorporates pathophysiology, diagnostic, and treatment modalities into endoscopic practice. [books.google.de]

Thus, leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus. [1] Pathophysiology Leiomyomas represent a hyperproliferation of interlacing bundles of smooth muscle cells that are well-demarcated by adjacent tissue or by a smooth connective tissue [drminkim.com]

The use of the balloon dilator facilitates separation of the tumor from both the mucosal and muscular layers of the esophagus, and may help to prevent perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Abstract: (2315 Views) Leiomyoma is a rare esophageal tumor that constitutes less than 1% of esophageal malignancies. [wjps.ir]