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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:632-633
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

New technique for the cystic mediastinal tumor by video-assisted thoracoscopy

Akinori Iwasaki, MD, PhDa, Masafumi Hiratsuka, MD, PhDa, Katsunobu Kawahara, MD, PhDa, Takayuki Shirakusa, MD, PhDa

a Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

Accepted for publication February 4, 2001.

Address reprint requests to Dr Iwasaki, Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 45-1, 7 chome Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
e-mail: iwasaki{at}fukuoka-u.ac.jp

Thoracoscopic operations for benign mediastinal tumors have been useful. However, it is difficult to remove cystic mediastinal tumors completely because of their cystic structure. We herein describe a useful technique of tumor cannulation that allows for the simple and safe removal of these tumors.




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