Videothoracoscopic excision of mediastinal tumors and cysts using the Harmonic Scalpel

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 278-282

  Lang Lazdunski, Loïc ^a   Pilling, J ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyst; Mediastinum; Tumor; Videothoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS LEIOMYOSARCOMA; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HARMONIC SCALPEL; HEMATOTHORAX; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CYST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CYST; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDIUM CYST; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMUS CYST; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50849109471     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038630     Document Type: Article

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