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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
ISSN: 0971-9261 EISSN: 0971-9261
Vol. 12, No. 3, 2007, pp. 125-128
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Bioline Code: ip07044
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2007, pp. 125-128
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The efficacy of cervical mediastinotomy in children
Hubertus, Jochen; Hirsch, Wolfram; Burkhardt, Ulrich; Korholz, Dieter; Reck, Carlos A. & Trobs, Ralf-Bodo
Abstract
Objective: To report our experiences with surgical diagnostic procedures in patients with mediastinal pathologies. Materials and Methods: From 1995 to 2004, seven children with mediastinal pathology had seven surgical procedures for the purpose of histological tissue diagnosis. Of these seven patients, five were male and the average age was 11 years. Anterior mediastinotomy was performed in all patients. Results: Tissue diagnosis was achieved in all cases, enabling a specific diagnosis. The diagnoses were lymphoblastic lymphoma ( n = 1), Hodgkin disease ( n = 1) and thymus hyperplasia ( n = 5). There was no operation-related mortality although one patient required a postoperative blood transfusion. Conclusion: Anterior mediastinotomy is a safe surgical procedure, which can be performed quickly in children with a high diagnostic yield.
Keywords
Cervical anterior mediastinotomy, hyperplastic thymus, lymphoma, mediastinal mass
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