Experience with video-assisted surgery for suspected mediastinal tumours

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 776-780

  Chetty, G K ^a   Khan, O A ^a   Onyeaka, C V P ^a   Ahmad, F ^a   Rajesh, P B ^b   Waller, Debra A ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mediastinal tumour; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4243066335     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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