Smythe W R, Bavaria J E, Kaiser L R
Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Chest. 1998 Aug;114(2):614-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.114.2.614.
Evaluate the use of mediastinoscopy in the surgical diagnosis and treatment of mediastinal cystic masses in adults.
Case reports and literature review.
Academic department of surgery.
Three consecutive adults with mediastinal masses identified on plain radiographs and CT.
Operative mediastinoscopy.
All patients were successfully treated with removal of cyst wall, establishment of diagnosis, and same-day hospital discharge.
Simple mediastinoscopic removal of mediastinal cysts offers the same potential for diagnosis and treatment as more conventional methods, with a potential for less morbid and more cost-effective care.
评估纵隔镜检查在成人纵隔囊性肿物手术诊断和治疗中的应用。
病例报告及文献综述。
外科教研室。
3例经胸部X线平片和CT检查确诊为纵隔肿物的连续成年患者。
手术纵隔镜检查。
所有患者均成功切除囊肿壁，明确诊断，并于当日出院。
单纯纵隔镜下切除纵隔囊肿与更传统的方法具有相同的诊断和治疗潜力，且可能减少并发症，降低医疗成本。
