Resection of Neurogenic Tumors in Children: Is Thoracoscopy Superior to Thoracotomy?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 699-703

  Petty, John K ^a   Bensard, Denis D ^a   Partrick, David A ^a   Hendrickson, Richard J ^a   Albano, Edythe A ^b   Karrer, Frederick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROGNOSIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 33750469049     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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