VIDEO THORASCOPY FOR MASSES OF THE POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM

Authors
NAUNHEIM KS
Citation
Ks. Naunheim, VIDEO THORASCOPY FOR MASSES OF THE POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 56(3), 1993, pp. 657-658
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
56
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
657 - 658
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)56:3<657:VTFMOT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Video thoracoscopy has evolved rapidly over the last 2 years. Improvem ents in technique and instrumentation allow for the diagnosis and trea tment of diverse posterior mediastinal masses including neurogenic tum ors, esophageal leiomyomata, paravertebral abscesses, and bronchogenic cysts.