Minimally invasive mediastinal surgery.

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Published in Ann Cardiothorac Surg on January 01, 2016

Authors

Franca M A Melfi1, Olivia Fanucchi1, Alfredo Mussi1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Thoracic Surgery, 1 Chief of Robotic Multispecialities Center for Surgery, 2 CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, 3 Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Area Pathology, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy.

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