Mediastinoscopy vs thoracoscopy for mediastinal biopsy: Results of a prospective nonrandomized study

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Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1328-1331

  Gossot, Dominique ^a   Toledo, Luis ^a   Fritsch, Syvie ^a   Celerier, Michel ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

mediastinoscopy; mediastinum; thoracoscopy; video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0029846641     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.5.1328     Document Type: Article

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