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.

Transaxillary access to aortopulmonary window and paraaortic nodes / A. Terzi, A. Viti, L. Bertolaccini. - In: ASIAN CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC ANNALS. - ISSN 0218-4923. - 22:9(2014 Nov 11), pp. 1138-1140. [10.1177/0218492313516326]

Transaxillary access to aortopulmonary window and paraaortic nodes

L. Bertolaccini
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2014

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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.
Biopsy; Lung neoplasms; Lymph nodes; Neoplasm staging; Thoracic surgery; video-assisted
Settore MEDS-13/A - Chirurgia toracica
11-nov-2014
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