title: A new application for the heart positioner in operations for mediastinal tumors.
abstract: We applied a heart positioner during operations to remove large mediastinal tumors. Fixing and lifting the tumor with this device allowed a good view behind the tumor. Separating the tumor from surrounding structures was easy and safe, with no risk of insult. The device caused no damage to the tumor capsule. This could represent a novel method to remove large mediastinal tumors safely and effectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic, Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Natsumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Misaki
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokomise
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed