Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy versus subxiphoid single-port thymectomy: Initial results

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages i54-i58

  Suda, Takashi ^a   Hachimaru, Ayumi ^a   Tochii, Daisuke ^a   Maeda, Ryo ^a   Tochii, Sachiko ^a   Takagi, Yasushi ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Single port; Subxiphoid approach; Thymectomy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATION DURATION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBXIPHOID SINGLE PORT THYMECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMECTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960087323     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv338     Document Type: Article

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