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Thoracoscopic Approach to Pediatric Mediastinal Masses

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Mediastinal masses are a rare but significant condition in children that should be addressed. The mediastinum is divided into anterior, middle, and posterior compartments and can contain a wide variety of pathologies. With the exception of lymphoma, all mediastinal masses are treated primarily with surgery. If a mass has respiratory or cardiovascular symptoms, general anesthesia should be approached very cautiously. Minimally invasive surgery has an important role in the surgical therapy of mediastinal masses and has equivalent survival with shorter hospital stays and less morbidity.

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  1. Pediatric Surgery, Swedish Medical Center, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA

    Angela M. Hanna

  2. General Surgery, Swedish Medical Center, 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA

    Brandon VanderWel

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA

    Danielle S. Walsh

  2. Northeast Ohio Medical College Division of Pediatric Surgery, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA

    Todd A. Ponsky

  3. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA

    Nicholas E. Bruns

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Hanna, A.M., VanderWel, B. (2017). Thoracoscopic Approach to Pediatric Mediastinal Masses. In: Walsh, D., Ponsky, T., Bruns, N. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43642-5_18

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