Choosing the proper path: outcomes of subxiphoid vs. lateral intercostal approaches in the resection of anterior mediastinal masses
The findings suggest that the lateral intercostal approach is preferable for patients with thymic cysts and Masaoka stage I-II thymomas without myasthenia gravis due to its efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Authors
- M L Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2263-9334)
- Jian Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0253-3217)
- Xuechun Leng
- Zhenbing You (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-499X)
- Zhongwu Hu
- Yang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3588-4702)
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Huaian First People’s Hospital (CN)
- Second People’s Hospital of Huai’an (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1463881
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37