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Minimal Invasive Resection of Large Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter
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Combined Cervical and Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thyroidectomy (CAVATT): A Simplified and Innovative Approach for
The Indian Journal of Surgery
|September 23, 2011
Abstract:
We report a case of benign multinodular goiter with right sided posterior mediastinal extension managed by a simplified anaesthetic and surgical protocol. Single lumen endotracheal tube was used for intubation. Access to mediastinum was obtained by 2 working ports in 2nd and 4th intercostal spaces. Mediastinal extension is dissected thoracoscopically and delivered cervically. Post operative course was uneventful with no pulmonary and surgical morbidity.
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