Characteristics of XXXX successfully resected by videothoracoscopic surgery.

@entity1143 @entity1 @entity662 @entity4264 @entity704 @entity5 @entity2294 @entity160 @entity912 @entity34
PURPOSE: The inclusion criteria were established for a videothoracoscopic resection of @entity5 . We retrospectively evaluated the validity of these criteria in the treatment of @entity5 . METHODS: The computed tomography (CT) image characteristics and clinical information comprised these criteria. The image considerations included the location of the @entity5 in the anterior mediastinum, a distinct fat plane between the @entity5 and vital organs, unilateral @entity5 predominance, @entity5 encapsulation, the existence of residual normal-appearing thymic tissue, and no mass compression effect. All enrollees were expected to be free of @entity1143 , @entity2294 , @entity912 of the hemidiaphragm, and the encasement of great vessels. An elevation of either the serum @entity160 or beta- @entity1 chorionic gonadotropin levels, severe @entity662 , @entity4264 , hoarseness, and age less than 20 years excluded the @entity1 from enrollment. The heterogeneous content of the @entity5 was not an exclusion criterion, and the @entity5 size was not considered important. According to the above criteria, 44 @entity1 were enrolled between November 1999 and November 2005. RESULTS: Twenty-seven @entity1 had stage I @entity704 and 17 had @entity34 . All @entity1 successfully underwent a complete @entity5 resection using a three-port endoscopic technique. There was no open conversion. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these criteria, we can select suitable @entity1 to confidently perform a thoracoscopic resection of @entity5 .
