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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 1/2007

01-01-2007 | Letter to the editor

A new retractor system for thoracoscopic thymectomy using the anterior chest wall–lifting method

Authors: N. Ishikawa, Y. S. Sun, L. W. Nifong, M. Oda, Y. Ohta, G. Watanabe, W. R. Chitwood Jr.

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 1/2007

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Recently, thoracoscopy through a small incision has become a standard approach for the surgical management of lung tumors and mediastinal masses [2]. However, the limited working space in the anterior mediastinum has presented a problem. To solve this problem we developed a new retractor that lifts up the anterior chest wall. We describe our technique for thoracoscopic thymectomy via the subxiphoid approach using this new lifting retractor as developed in a human fresh-frozen cadaver. The cadaver was that of a male whose cause of death is unknown. …
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Metadata
Title
A new retractor system for thoracoscopic thymectomy using the anterior chest wall–lifting method
Authors
N. Ishikawa
Y. S. Sun
L. W. Nifong
M. Oda
Y. Ohta
G. Watanabe
W. R. Chitwood Jr.
Publication date
01-01-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0353-9

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