caa a22 4500 606247114 CHVBK 20210128101343.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12262-012-0782-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12262-012-0782-3 Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery of Mediastinal Cysts: Report of 13 Cases [Elektronische Daten] [Yener Aydin, Omer Araz, Mesut Ozgokce, Ilker Ince, Fatih Alper, Atilla Eroglu] Mediastinal cysts are rare anomalies. The purposes of this study were to present our experience with mediastinal cysts, which were thoracoscopically treated in our clinic, and to discuss our findings along with those from the literature. We retrospectively investigated 13 patients who were diagnosed and thoracoscopically treated for mediastinal cysts in our clinic between January 2008 and December 2011. Seven patients were female and six were male. The average age of the patients was 41.3 ± 20.3 (7-82years old). The mediastinal cysts comprised five pericardial cysts: four bronchogenic cysts, one hydatid cyst, one benign cystic teratoma, one thymic cyst, and one neurenteric cyst. In the case of a ruptured hydatid cyst, we passed it to thoracotomy intra-operatively due to the presence of advanced adhesion related to inflammation. Postoperative complications and mortality did not occur in any case. The average postoperative hospitalisation period was 3.8days (2-7days). Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in mediastinal cysts is a reliable and effective approach with low morbidity and a shorter hospital stay. Association of Surgeons of India, 2012 Mediastinal cyst nationallicence VATS nationallicence Aydin Yener Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey aut Araz Omer Department of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut Ozgokce Mesut Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut Ince Ilker Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut Alper Fatih Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut Eroglu Atilla Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey aut Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 236-239 0972-2068 77<236 2015 77 12262 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0782-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0782-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aydin Yener Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Araz Omer Department of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ozgokce Mesut Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ince Ilker Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alper Fatih Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eroglu Atilla Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 236-239 0972-2068 77<236 2015 77 12262