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Thoracoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the esophagus was successfully performed in three cases with a new technique called the “balloon push-out method.” Instead of pulling the tumor, which is hard to grasp because of its delicate nature, we pushed it out of the esophageal wall with a balloon-mounted intraluminal endoscope in order to perform the operation faster and more safely. We found this technique to be very useful in this kind of operation.
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Izumi, Y., Inoue, H. & Endo, M. Combined endoluminal-intracavitary thoracoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the esophagus. Surg Endosc 10, 457–458 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191641
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191641