## Abstract ## __Background.__ The objective of this study was to identify the preoperative risk factors for patients in need of a sternotomy in the management of mediastinal goiters in order to provide better preoperative planning and patient consent. ## __Methods.__ We analyzed 98 patients who
Surgical management of mediastinal goiter: risk factors for sternotomy
✍ Scribed by Stanisław Cichoń; Ryszard Anielski; Aleksander Konturek; Marcin Baczyński; Wojciech Cichoń; Paweł Orlicki
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 393
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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