Thoracoscopic and Robotic Dissection of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-218

  Minnich, Douglas J ^a   Bryant, Ayesha S ^a   Cerfolio, Robert J ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Mediastinum; Robotics; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

BLEEDING; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CAUTERIZATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; METASTASIS RESECTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX CANCER; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; ROBOTICS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84859946726     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.12.007     Document Type: Review

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