Table 1.
Clinical data of 12 patients undergoing VATS enucleation of esophageal leiomyomas
| Patient | Sex | Age years |
Special procedure | Tumor location |
Size (cm) |
Shape | VATS approach |
OpTime minutes | Post op Chest tube drainage duration (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 43 | Bx. | middle | 4 | Ov | Rt | 200 | 7 |
| 2 | M | 32 | Bx. | middle | 5 | Hs | Rt | 85 | 5 |
| 3 | M | 47 | Bx. | upper | 3 | Ov | Rt | 100 | 7 |
| 4 | F | 41 | Bx. | middle | 4.5 | Ov | Rt | 150 | 5 |
| 5 | M | 26 | EUS. | lower | 2 | Ro | Lt | 85 | 5 |
| 6 | F | 50 | Bx. | upper | 3 | Ov | Rt | 90 | 5 |
| 7 | M | 30 | EUS. | middle | 4 | Ov | Rt | 120 | 6 |
| 8 | M | 53 | EUS. | lower | 2 | Ro | Lt | 85 | 6 |
| 9 | M | 65 | EUS. | middle | 8 | Hs | Rt | 230 | 9 |
| 10 | F | 27 | Op-EGD | lower | 1.5 | Ro | Lt | 75 | 6 |
| 11 | F | 34 | Bx. | middle | 7 | Hs | Rt | 210 | 7 |
| 12 | M | 49 | EUS. Op-EGD | lower | 1 | Ro | Lt | 70 | 6 |
Op-EGD: intra-operative esophagogastroduodenoscopy, EUS: endoscopic ultrasound.
Bx: endoscopic biopsy. Ov: ovoid, Ro: round, Hs: horse-shoe.