title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cyst: report of a case.
abstract: Video-assisted endoscopic surgery has recently been expanding its potential, which is shown by our report herein describing the case of a 23-year-old woman for whom successful thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cystic lesion was carried out. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful with minimal pain and a prompt recovery. Histological examination confirmed that the lesion was a benign cystic teratoma. We believe that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery will become the standard procedure for most mediastinal cystic lesions in the future.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichimiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording