title: Minimal access anterior mediastinotomy.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. mmiglior@unict.it
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Criscione
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Routledge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged