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Benign Esophageal Tumors: Evaluation and Treatment

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The goal of this chapter is to describe the different varieties of benign esophageal tumors, their clinical presentation, and indications for treatment and provide an overview of the surgical management of patients with this rare benign esophageal pathology.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center and Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South 1st Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA

    Anahita Jalilvand MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Boston Veteran Administration Healthcare System, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella MD, MBA, FACS

  3. Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella MD, MBA, FACS

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  1. Department of Surgery, Boston Veteran Administration Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella

  2. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco E. Allaix

  3. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

    Mario Morino

  4. Department of Surgery, Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco G. Patti

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Jalilvand, A., Fisichella, P.M. (2014). Benign Esophageal Tumors: Evaluation and Treatment. In: Fisichella, P., Allaix, M., Morino, M., Patti, M. (eds) Esophageal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04337-1_12

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