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  • Title: Combined microneurosurgical and thoracoscopic removal of neurogenic dumbbell tumors.
    Author: Vallières E, Findlay JM, Fraser RE.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 1995 Feb; 59(2):469-72. PubMed ID: 7847968.
    Abstract:
    The resection of posterior mediastinal dumbbell tumors has until now required laminectomy and some form of open access to the thoracic cavity. Over a 1-year period, a novel surgical approach combining posterior microneurosurgical and anterior video-assisted thoracoscopy techniques was used in 4 patients. In 3 patients, the tumor was removed successfully with minimal postoperative discomfort and rapid recovery. In the fourth patient, limited thoracotomy became necessary to control bleeding. This new approach, which combines modern-day neurosurgical and general thoracic surgical techniques, appears safe and could become the preferred method for removing most benign posterior mediastinal dumbbell tumors.
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