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Technical Advances in Mediastinal Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics - E-Book
(2010)
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Abstract
This issue of the Thoracic Surgery Clinics will cover the following topics: cervical videomediastinoscopy, parasternal mediastinotomy, awake videothoracoscopic surgery in anterior mediastinal masses, extended transcervical thymectomy, extended transsternal thymectomy, extended videothoracoscopic thymectomy, ppen approaches to posterior mediastinal tumors in adults, videothoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal tumors, videothoracoscopic approach to the spine, surgical approaches for invasive tumors of the anterior mediastinum, videothoracoscopic sympathectomy, videothoracoscopic mediastinal lymphadenectomies, transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy, and robotic surgery of the mediastinum.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Thoracic Surgery Clinics | ix | ||
| Preface: Technical Advances in Mediastinal Surgery | xi | ||
| Chapter 1. Cervical Videomediastinoscopy | 195 | ||
| CERVICAL VIDEOMEDIASTINOSCOPY | 195 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OF VIDEOMEDIASTINOSCOPY | 196 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS | 197 | ||
| PLACE OF CERVICAL MEDIASTINOSCOPY IN THE DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM OF NSCLC | 201 | ||
| VIDEO-ASSISTED MEDIASTINOSCOPIC LYMPHADENECTOMY AND TRANSCERVICAL EXTENDED MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY | 202 | ||
| REMEDIASTINOSCOPY | 204 | ||
| SUMMARY | 205 | ||
| REFERENCES | 205 | ||
| Chapter 2. Videothoracoscopic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy | 207 | ||
| TECHNIQUE | 207 | ||
| COMMENT | 211 | ||
| SUMMARY | 212 | ||
| REFERENCES | 212 | ||
| Chapter 3. Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy | 215 | ||
| MATERIAL AND METHODS | 215 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 215 | ||
| RESULTS | 220 | ||
| COMMENT | 221 | ||
| SUMMARY | 223 | ||
| REFERENCES | 223 | ||
| Chapter 4. Awake Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Biopsy in Complex Anterior Mediastinal Masses | 225 | ||
| INDICATIONS | 225 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE WORKUP | 226 | ||
| ANESTHESIA | 227 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 228 | ||
| COMMENT | 229 | ||
| SUMMARY | 232 | ||
| REFERENCES | 232 | ||
| Chapter 5. Extended Transcervical Video-Assisted Thymectomy | 235 | ||
| PATIENT SELECTION | 236 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION | 236 | ||
| RESULTS | 239 | ||
| COMMENT | 242 | ||
| SUMMARY | 242 | ||
| REFERENCES | 242 | ||
| Chapter 6. Extended Transsternal Thymectomy | 245 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 247 | ||
| COMMENT | 249 | ||
| SUMMARY | 251 | ||
| REFERENCES | 251 | ||
| Chapter 7. Extended Videothoracoscopic Thymectomy in Nonthymomatous Myasthenia Gravis | 253 | ||
| SURGERY | 254 | ||
| RESULTS | 259 | ||
| COMMENT | 260 | ||
| SUMMARY | 262 | ||
| REFERENCES | 262 | ||
| Chapter 8. Surgical Approaches for Invasive Tumors of the Anterior Mediastinum | 265 | ||
| SURGICAL APPROACHES WITH DIAGNOSTIC INTENT | 265 | ||
| RADICAL SURGERY | 267 | ||
| SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR INVASIVE CERVICOMEDIASTINAL TUMORS | 279 | ||
| SUMMARY | 282 | ||
| REFERENCES | 282 | ||
| Chapter 9. Open Approaches to Posterior Mediastinal Tumor in Adults | 285 | ||
| ANATOMY AND CLASSIFICATIONS | 285 | ||
| SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS | 285 | ||
| TREATMENT | 287 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLICATIONS | 293 | ||
| SUMMARY | 293 | ||
| REFERENCES | 293 | ||
| Chapter 10. Technical Advances in Mediastinal Surgery: Videothoracoscopic Approach to Posterior Mediastinal Tumors | 297 | ||
| POSTERIOR MEDIASTINAL TUMORS | 297 | ||
| COMMENT | 305 | ||
| SUMMARY | 308 | ||
| REFERENCES | 308 | ||
| Chapter 11. Videothoracoscopic Approach to the Spine in Idiopathic Scoliosis | 311 | ||
| ANTERIOR APPROACH TO THE SPINE | 311 | ||
| VIDEOTHORACOSCOPY | 311 | ||
| SPINE FUSION INSTRUMENTATION | 312 | ||
| INDICATIONS | 312 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE STUDY | 313 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUES | 313 | ||
| IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY | 316 | ||
| RESULTS | 317 | ||
| SUMMARY | 318 | ||
| REFERENCES | 320 | ||
| Chapter 12. Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy | 323 | ||
| HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 323 | ||
| INDICATIONS | 323 | ||
| DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE | 324 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS | 324 | ||
| LEVEL OF SYMPATHECTOMY | 324 | ||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THORACIC SYMPATHETIC NERVES | 325 | ||
| TECHNIQUE FOR DIVISION | 327 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE CARE | 327 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS | 328 | ||
| RESULTS | 328 | ||
| SUMMARY | 329 | ||
| REFERENCES | 329 | ||
| Chapter 13. Robotic Surgery of the Mediastinum | 331 | ||
| MATERIALS AND METHODS | 331 | ||
| RESULTS | 333 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 337 | ||
| SUMMARY | 338 | ||
| REFERENCES | 338 | ||
| Index | 341 |