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Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cyst: Report of a case

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Video-assisted endoscopic surgery has recently been expanding its potential, which is shown by our report herein describing the case of a 23-year-old woman for whom successful thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cystic lesion was carried out. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful with minimal pain and a prompt recovery. Histological examination confirmed that the lesion was a benign cystic teratoma. We believe that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery will become the standard procedure for most mediastinal cystic lesions in the future.

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  1. First Department of Surgery, Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine, 3-1-1 Maidashi, 812, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Kenichiro Furukawa, Shunichi Takahata, Hitoshi Ichimiya & Masao Tanaka

  2. Department of Surgery, Sata Hospital, 2-4-28 Watanabedori, 812, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Masayuki Sata

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Furukawa, K., Takahata, S., Ichimiya, H. et al. Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cyst: Report of a case. Surg Today 24, 923–925 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01651011

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