title: Transaxillary access to aortopulmonary window and paraaortic nodes.
abstract: A minimally invasive video-assisted thoracic surgery procedure to biopsy paraaortic and aortopulmonary window nodes is presented. In contrast to the standard 3-ports procedure, the transaxillary route we describe allows very good visualization of these anatomical zones. This procedure is safe and quick, and also cosmetic and painless.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Sacro Cuore Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terzi
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viti
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy luca.bertolaccini@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertolaccini
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Biopsy; Lung neoplasms; Lymph nodes; Neoplasm staging; Thoracic surgery; video-assisted