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Large thoracic duct cyst - a case report and review of the literature

Karajiannis, Alexandros ; Krueger, Thorsten ; Stauffer, Eduard ; Ris, Hans-Beat

In: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2000, vol. 17, no. 6, p. 754-756

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    Titre
    • Large thoracic duct cyst - a case report and review of the literature
    Auteur
    • Karajiannis, Alexandros. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Krueger, Thorsten. Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Stauffer, Eduard. Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Ris, Hans-Beat. Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2000, vol. 17, no. 6, p. 754-756. Elsevier Science B.V.
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:294896
    Summary
    Large thoracic duct cysts are rare and standard lateral thoracotomy is usually used for resection. In the reported case the combination of an antero-lateral thoracotomy with a partial longitudinal median sternotomy (hemiclamshell approach) allowed an excellent visualization and dissection of a large thoracic duct cyst expanding in the anterior cervico-thoracic junction, and was associated with an uncomplicated recovery