传统的(de )胸腺瘤手术要(yào )从正中劈(pī )开(kāi )胸骨，出血多，创(chuàng )伤大，术后(hòu )留下一条长长(zhǎng )的疤痕，病(bìng )人痛不堪言。而常规经肋间胸腔镜无(wú )法进(jìn )行(háng )对侧纵(zòng )膈脂肪的清扫。而与开胸手术相(xiàng )比，经剑(jiàn )突下(xià )胸腔(qiāng )镜纵隔肿瘤切(qiē )除术(shù )是在胸骨(gǔ )和心包之间的间隙进行，通过形(xíng )成人工气胸，为手术操(cāo )作提(tí )供了宽阔清(qīng )晰的视野，避免了胸骨切(qiē )开。
