Venous Malformation of the Esophagus.

Ann Thorac Surg

Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Published: August 2018

Venous malformations are an extremely infrequent condition in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the esophagus. We report a rare case of an adult with an asymptomatic mass located in the mediastinum and in whom the diagnosis and treatment of a venous malformation of the esophagus was performed through a thoracoscopic approach. When dealing with a hypervascularized submucosal esophageal tumor, venous malformations can be among the differential diagnoses.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.006DOI Listing

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