Mediastinal Goitres : When the Transthoracic Approach ?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 6, 2000, Pages 259-263

  Mussi, A ^a   Ambrogi, M C ^a,b   Iacconi, P ^a   Spinelli, C ^a   Miccoli, P ^a   Angeletti, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aberrant goitre; Cervicotomy; Intrathoracic goitre; Mediastinal goitre; Primary goitre; Stemotomy; Substernal goitre; Surgical approach; Thoracotomy; Thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034329014     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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