TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel thoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal goiters
T2 - Report of two cases
AU - Al-Mufarrej, Faisal
AU - Margolis, Marc
AU - Tempesta, Barbara
AU - Strother, Eric
AU - Gharagozloo, Farid
PY - 2008/10/7
Y1 - 2008/10/7
N2 - Trans-cervical resection of posterior mediastinal goiters is usually very difficult, requiring a high thoracotomy. Until recently, using conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery to resect such tumors has been technically difficult and unsafe. By virtue of 3 dimensional visualization, greater dexterity, and more accurate dissection, the Da Vinci robot, for the first time, enables a completely minimally invasive approach to the posterior superior mediastinum.
AB - Trans-cervical resection of posterior mediastinal goiters is usually very difficult, requiring a high thoracotomy. Until recently, using conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery to resect such tumors has been technically difficult and unsafe. By virtue of 3 dimensional visualization, greater dexterity, and more accurate dissection, the Da Vinci robot, for the first time, enables a completely minimally invasive approach to the posterior superior mediastinum.
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U2 - 10.1186/1749-8090-3-55
DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-3-55
M3 - Article
C2 - 18840297
AN - SCOPUS:55949086879
SN - 1749-8090
VL - 3
JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
JF - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
IS - 1
M1 - 55
ER -