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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
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Acute dyspnoea due to an unusual giant thymic cyst
Evangelos Boultadakis1, George Samanidis1, Ioannis Karampinis1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens Maroussi, Athens Greece.
Abstract:
Does a percutaneous needle aspiration of thymic cyst should be considered? In case when a surgical excision is contradicted, the percutaneous needle aspiration should be performed. Surgical resection can be performed with a thoracotomy or a videothoracoscopic procedure, but sometimes, a median sternotomy is unavoidable.
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