INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.77, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Mediastinal cysts are rare anomalies. The pur-
poses 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 investigat-
ed 13 patients who were diagnosed and thoracoscopi-
cally 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
–
82 years old). The medias-
tinal cysts comprised five per
icardial cysts: four bron-
chogenic 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. Postopera-
tive complications and mo
rtality did not occur in any
case. The average postoperative hospitali
sation period
was 3.8 days (2
–
7 days). Video-assisted thoracoscopic
surgery in mediastinal cysts is a reliable and effective ap-
proach with low morbidity and a shorter hospital stay