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A new application for the heart positioner in operations for mediastinal tumors
Natsumi Matsuura1, Shinya Ishikawa, Noriyuki Misaki
1Department of General Thoracic, Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 25, 2010
Abstract:
We applied a heart positioner during operations to remove large mediastinal tumors. Fixing and lifting the tumor with this device allowed a good view behind the tumor. Separating the tumor from surrounding structures was easy and safe, with no risk of insult. The device caused no damage to the tumor capsule. This could represent a novel method to remove large mediastinal tumors safely and effectively.
