Awake endoscopic thymectomy via an infrasternal approach using sternal lifting

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 311-313

  Matsumoto, Isao ^a   Oda, M ^a   Watanabe, G ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Awake thoracic surgery; Device; Endoscopic procedure; Infrasternal approach; Thoracic epidural anesthesia; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL CITRATE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MIDDLE AGED; STERNUM; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50849144341     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038632     Document Type: Article

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