Mediastinoscopy in superior vena cava obstruction: Analysis of 80 consecutive patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 223-226

  Mineo, Tommaso Claudio ^a   Ambrogi, Vincenzo ^a   Nofroni, Italo ^a   Pistolese, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 0032770231     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00455-5     Document Type: Article

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