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(Chest. 1996;109:1461-1465.)
© 1996 American College of Chest Physicians

A Comparative Study of Thoracoscopic vs Open Removal of Benign Neurogenic Mediastinal Tumors

Michael Bousamra II MD, FCCP1; George B. Haasler MD, FCCP1; G. Alexander Patterson MD, FCCP2; and Charles L. Roper MD2

1 From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2 From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Study objective: To assess the relative benefit of thoracoscopy vs open thoracotomy in the removal of benign neurogenic mediastinal tumors (BNMTs).

Design: Retrospective comparative study of thoracoscopy and open thoracotomy.

Setting: Patients underwent surgery at the thoracic surgical services of two institutions from 1988 to 1994. Patients who underwent thoracoscopy were operated on more recently, 1992 to 1994. Patients who had thoracotomies underwent resection from 1988 to 1992.

Patients: All adult patients undergoing isolated removal of BNMTs at both institutions were included. Eleven patients underwent removal by posterolateral thoracotomy while six patients underwent thoracoscopic removal.

Interventions: BNMTs were removed by standard posterolateral thoracotomy or by three-hole thoracoscopic techniques with extension of incisions and conversion to an open procedure as necessary.

Measurements and results: Larger tumors were more difficult to remove thoracoscopically. Two cases of transient postoperative ptosis were noted among the patients who underwent thoracoscopy. Operative time was longer in the thoracoscopy group (171 vs 112 min; p<0.05). Postoperative stay was significantly shorter (2.6 vs 4.5 days; p<0.02) and return to work tended to be more rapid (4.3 vs 7.7 weeks; p=0.13) among patients who underwent thoracoscopy.

Conclusions: Thoracoscopic resection of BNMTs can be achieved safely and effectively with more rapid postoperative recovery when compared with an open thoracotomy approach to these mediastimal tumors.

Key Words: mediastinal tumor • neurogenic tumor • thoracoscopy • thoracotomy

Submitted on August 28, 1995
Accepted on December 4, 2007




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