Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cyst: report of a case.
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.
Furukawa
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First Department of Surgery, Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takahata
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Ichimiya
H
H
Tanaka
M
M
Sata
M
M
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