Guo Chenglin, Mei Jiandong, Guan Pujun, Lin Feng, Pu Qiang, Liu Lunxu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University; Western China Collaborative Innovation Center for Early Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Therapy of Lung Cancer, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1594-E1596. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.95.
Spontaneous intramural haematoma of the oesophagus (SIHO) is a relatively rare event with benign courses. Most of the patients with SIHO may experience spontaneous healing without complications. We report a case of SIHO with clotted haemothorax. Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) was successfully applied as a diagnostic and therapeutic method. Although conservative treatment is adequate for the majority of patients with SIHO, uniportal VATS may be a suitable option if there was clotted haemothorax.