Laparoscopic phrenectomy for a diaphragmatic neurilemmoma

Diaphragmatic neurilemmoma (schwannoma) is an extremely rare tumor that is often discovered incidentally. Even when diagnosed, patients are commonly advised only to attend regular follow‑up appointments as conventional tumorectomy is enormously invasive and confers relatively few benefits. Here, we report a unique case of a diaphragmatic neurilemmoma with concomitant symptomatic cholecystolithiasis, who was treated successfully by pure laparoscopy. The entire operation lasted 65 min, and patient was discharged uneventfully on the 3rd post‑operative day. The follow‑up for 29 months has shown with no recurrence or symptoms.