Thoracoscopic diagnosis and treatment of mediastinal masses. Usefulness of the Two Windows Method

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 157-160

  Kaga, K ^a   Nishiumi, N ^b   Iwasaki, M ^b   Inoue, H ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mediastinal diseases diagnosis; Mediastinal diseases surgery; Surgical procedures, endoscopic methods; Thoracic surgical procedures; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAPULA; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032941883     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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