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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.5689
Cervical mediastinoscopy: an alternative method for mediastinal cyst excision
Ersin Arslan, Maruf Şanlı, Ahmet Uluşan, Miray Yılmaz, Levent Elbeyli
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.5689
Although cystic lesions of the mediastinum can be easily
excised with open surgical techniques, less invasive
thoracoscopic approaches are mostly preferred. In this
article, two cases of bronchogenic cysts which were excised
with mediastinoscopy were presented. We recognized a right
paratracheal cystic lesion in two cases including a 53-yearold
female with hemoptysis and a 50-year-old male with
dyspnea. The lesions were excised through mediastinoscopy.
Mediastinoscopy is an alternative procedure to open and
thoracoscopic approaches for the treatment of mediastinal
cysts with low morbidity and mortality rates.
Keywords : Cyst; mediastinoscopy; mediastinum
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