Infrasternal mediastinoscopic surgery for anterior mediastinal masses

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 843-846

  Uchiyama, A ^a   Shimizu, S ^b   Murai, H ^c   Ohshima, A ^a   Konomi, H ^a   Ogura, Y ^a   Ishikawa, N ^a   Yamashita, H ^d   Matsumoto, S ^e   Kuroki, S ^a   Tanaka, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation   (Japan)

^e National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mediastinoscopy; Thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PERICARDIUM CYST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERATOMA; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442568636     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8191-0     Document Type: Article

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