Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	35069
Country	Japan

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Combined thoracoscopic and endoscopic surgery for a large esophageal schwannoma
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yu Onodera, Toru Nakano, Daisuke Takeyama, Shota Maruyaa, Yusuke Taniyama, Tadashi Sakurai, Takahiro Heishi, Chiaki Sato, Takuro Kumagai and Takashi Kamei
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number JSPS KAKENHI JP15K15487
Corresponding Author	Toru Nakano, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterological and Hepatobiliarypancreatic Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-12-1 Fukumuro, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8560, Miyagi, Japan. torun@med.tohoku.ac.jp
Key Words	Esophagus; Thoracoscopy; Endoscopy; Schwannoma; Submucosal tumor
Core Tip	A 47-year-old woman was diagnosed with a benign schwannoma of length 60 mm in the thoracic esophagus. On endoscopy, a submucosal tunnel was created 40 mm proximal to the cranial edge of the tumor, and its only oral end was dissected from the mucosal and muscular layers. This was followed by the resection of the entire tumor by left-sided thoracoscopic procedure. Endoscopic closure was achieved by using clips. No postoperative complications were observed. Our experience demonstrated that large esophageal tumors can be safely excised with minimally invasive surgery by using a combination of thoracoscopy and endoscopy.
Citation	Onodera Y, Nakano T, Takeyama D, Maruyama S, Taniyama Y, Sakurai T, Heishi T, Sato C, Kumagai T, Kamei T. Combined thoracoscopic and endoscopic surgery for a large esophageal schwannoma. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(46): 8256-8260

Received	2017-06-26 01:45
Peer-Review Started	2017-06-28 09:49
To Make the First Decision	2017-07-13 05:25
Return for Revision	2017-07-17 02:46
Revised	2017-08-23 13:00
Second Decision	2017-09-12 05:55
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-09-13 03:09
Articles in Press	2017-09-13 03:09
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-12-05 09:04

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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