Airway obstruction after biopsy by cervical mediastinoscopy in a patient with a mediastinal mass -A case report-

Biopsy, using mediastinoscopy is commonly employed for accurate histologic diagnosis of a mediastinal mass. However, since the mass is not removed during the procedure, it may cause compression of vital structures such as major airways, the heart, the pulmonary artery, and the superior vena cava aft...

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Main Authors: Yong-Cheol Lee, Sang-Jin Park, In-seong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-63-65.pdf