We report a case of successful laparoscopic resection of a solitary schwannoma of the gastric fundus performed on emergency. The patient was a 52-year-old man who presented with an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. At admission, the endoscopy and hydro-CT scan showed a submucosal tumor, 2.5 cm in maximum diameter, with an area of central ulceration arising from the anterior wall of the gastric fundus. A wedge laparoscopic resection of the gastric wall was performed under endoscopic guidance. The defect in the anterior wall was repaired in part by linear stapler and in part using a continuous suture. The postoperative recovery was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 4th postoperative day. Laparoscopic approach represents a safe and efficient approach for the treatment of benign tumors of the stomach, also on emergency basis.
Laparoscopic resection of solitary gastric schwannoma / Materia, A; Fantini, A; Picconi, T; Trentino, P; Faticanti Scucchi, L; Basso, Nicola. - In: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. - ISSN 1092-6429. - STAMPA. - 7:(1997), pp. 257-263. [10.1089/lap.1997.7.257]
Laparoscopic resection of solitary gastric schwannoma.
BASSO, Nicola
1997
Abstract
We report a case of successful laparoscopic resection of a solitary schwannoma of the gastric fundus performed on emergency. The patient was a 52-year-old man who presented with an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. At admission, the endoscopy and hydro-CT scan showed a submucosal tumor, 2.5 cm in maximum diameter, with an area of central ulceration arising from the anterior wall of the gastric fundus. A wedge laparoscopic resection of the gastric wall was performed under endoscopic guidance. The defect in the anterior wall was repaired in part by linear stapler and in part using a continuous suture. The postoperative recovery was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 4th postoperative day. Laparoscopic approach represents a safe and efficient approach for the treatment of benign tumors of the stomach, also on emergency basis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.