Successful thoracoscopic surgical treatment of oesophageal cyst.

The authors report a video-thoracoscopically successfully treated case of oesophageal cyst. The symptomatic lesion was diagnosed by swallowing, X-ray, oesophagoscopy, chest CT scan and endoscopic ultrasonography. The benign tumour was removed by a videothoracoscopic method using selective intubation. There were no intraoperative and postoperative complications. The patient was discharged on the fifth postoperative day. The videothoracoscopic technique is safe, involves little pain and permits a rapid return to normal activity. It is a preferred method for removing benign lesions of the oesophagus.