THE CLINICAL CASE OF THYMECTOMY USING COMBINED APPROACHES
https://doi.org/10.24884/0042-4625-2019-178-5-103-106
Abstract
Various surgical approaches was proposed to remove the thymus. At the same time, the choice of surgical approach in each patient should have been differential. We presented the clinical case of the removal of thymus tumor using combined (subxyphoid and transthoracic) surgical approach.
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About the Authors
I. I. DzidzavaIl’ya I. Dzidzava
I. V. Dmitrochenko
Russian Federation
Ivan V. Dmitrochenko
E. E. Fufaev
Evgeniy E. Fufaev
B. N. Kotiv
Bogdan N. Kotiv
O. V. Barinov
Oleg V. Barinov
D. A. Yasyuchenya
Denis A. Yasyuchenya
S. N. Bardakov
Sergey N. Bardakov
V. A. Popov
Vladimir A. Popov
P. N. Zubarev
Petr N. Zubarev
V. V. Kovalenko
Vlad V. Kovalenko
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Review
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Dzidzava I.I., Dmitrochenko I.V., Fufaev E.E., Kotiv B.N., Barinov O.V., Yasyuchenya D.A., Bardakov S.N., Popov V.A., Zubarev P.N., Kovalenko V.V. THE CLINICAL CASE OF THYMECTOMY USING COMBINED APPROACHES. Grekov's Bulletin of Surgery. 2019;178(5):103-106. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/0042-4625-2019-178-5-103-106