18 Years Surgical Experience With Mediastinal Mature Teratoma

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-292

  Chang, Chin Chih ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Lee, Jang Ming ^a   Chen, Jin Shing ^a   Hsu, Hsao Hsun ^a   Huang, Pei Ming ^a   Lee, Yung Chie ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

mediastinal neoplasms; minimally invasive surgical procedures; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; COUGHING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TERATOMA; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TERATOMA; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952109081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60054-X     Document Type: Article

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