Open AccessVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for ectopic mediastinal parathyroid tumor: subxiphoid and lateral thoracic approach
Author(s) -
Hiromitsu Nagano,
Takashi Suda,
Hisato Ishizawa,
Takahiro Negi,
Hiroshi Kawai,
Toru Kawakami,
Daisuke Tochii,
Sachiko Tochii,
Yasushi Hoshikawa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.07.35
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , port (circuit theory) , resection , thoracotomy , mediastinal tumor , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid adenoma , chest tube , cardiothoracic surgery , mediastinum , pneumothorax , electrical engineering , engineering
This study aimed to investigate the initial results of an endoscopic surgical approach for the treatment of intramediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma and to evaluate the effectiveness of a single-incision resection using the subxiphoid approach.