Robotic resection of a mediastinal parathyroid cyst

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Abstract

Mediastinal parathyroid cysts (PC) are rare, benign lesions, reported in fewer than 150 cases worldwide. Although most are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally on imaging, symptoms of dyspnea, dysphagia, hoarseness, palpitations, hypercalcemia, and innominate or jugular venous thrombosis have been reported. Sternotomy or thoracotomy has traditionally been the approach used to resect mediastinal PCs. We describe the first reported case of a robot-assisted resection of a mediastinal PC.

Medical Subject Headings

Diagnosis, Differential; Dyspnea; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mediastinal Cyst; Middle Aged; Parathyroid Diseases; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Thoracotomy

PubMed ID

26353995

Volume

65

Issue

1

First Page

52

Last Page

55

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