Resection of thymomas with use of the new minimally-invasive technique of extended thymectomy performed through the subxiphoid-right video-thoracoscopic approach with double elevation of the sternum

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Zieliński, Marcin ^a   Czajkowski, Wojciech ^a   Gwozdz, Paweł ^a   Nabiałek, Tomasz ^a   Szlubowski, Artur ^a   Pankowski, Juliusz ^a  

^a PULMONARY HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mediastinum; Thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; THORACIC CAVITY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

MEDIASTINUM; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; XIPHOID BONE;

EID: 84880683884     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt224     Document Type: Article

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