Surgery for mediastinal goiters (MG) is indicated for compression symptoms and risk of malignancy. Total thyroidectomy by cervicotomy is universally considered the standard surgical approach to MG. In selected cases sternotomy or a thoracotomy are used. Options of the operative technique and practical surgical problems are analysed.
Surgical approach to mediastinal goiter: An update based on a retrospective cohort study / Polistena, Andrea; Sanguinetti, Alessandro; Lucchini, Roberta; Galasse, Sergio; Monacelli, Massimo; Avenia, Stefano; Triola, Roberta; Bugiantella, Walter; Rondelli, Fabio; Cirocchi, Roberto; Avenia, Nicola. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY. - ISSN 1743-9191. - 28:suppl 1(2016), pp. 42-46. [10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.12.058]
Surgical approach to mediastinal goiter: An update based on a retrospective cohort study
Polistena Andrea
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2016
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Surgery for mediastinal goiters (MG) is indicated for compression symptoms and risk of malignancy. Total thyroidectomy by cervicotomy is universally considered the standard surgical approach to MG. In selected cases sternotomy or a thoracotomy are used. Options of the operative technique and practical surgical problems are analysed.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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