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. 2013 Mar;65(1):59-61.
doi: 10.1007/s13304-012-0187-7. Epub 2012 Nov 24.

Minimal access anterior mediastinotomy

Marcello Migliore  1 , Alessandra Criscione, Damiano Calvo, Tom Routledge
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Minimal access anterior mediastinotomy

Marcello Migliore et al. Updates Surg. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Anterior mediastinotomy and VATS are today the most common surgical approaches to obtain tissue diagnosis or to remove mediastinal lesions. However, both methods lead to inconveniences. This report demonstrates the advantages of a minimal access mediastinotomy to remove or diagnose mediastinal lesions.

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