Videothoracoscopic resection of stage II thymoma: Prospective comparison of the results between thoracoscopy and open methods

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 3010-3012

  Cheng, Yu Jen ^a   Kao, Eing Long ^a   Chou, Shah Hwa ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mediastinal neoplasms; Minimally invasive surgery; Thoracoscopy; Thymoma; Thymomectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; THORACOSCOPY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTHORACOSCOPIC RESECTION;

EID: 27144547956     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.4.3010     Document Type: Article

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