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01-06-2017 | Case Report

The robotic approach for enucleation of a giant esophageal lipoma

Authors: Cheng-Hung How, Jang-Ming Lee

Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

An 87-year-old man, who had been experiencing progressive dysphagia and slight chest discomfort for 12 months, presented for an esophagram with a diagnosis of achalasia. A giant esophageal lipoma (14.5- × 4.5- × 3.5-cm) that caused symptomatic dysphagia and a dilated esophagus was revealed by computed tomography and endoscopic esophageal ultrasound. For such a huge esophageal lipoma in a geriatric patient, we successfully enucleated the mediastinal lesion via a minimally invasive approach using the da Vinci S Surgical System.

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Title: The robotic approach for enucleation of a giant esophageal lipoma
Authors: Cheng-Hung How
Jang-Ming Lee
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1863-2483
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-016-0668-7

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