传统的胸(xiōng )腺瘤手术要从正中劈开胸骨,出血多,创伤(shāng )大,术(shù )后留下一条(tiáo )长长的疤痕,病(bìng )人痛不堪(kān )言。而常规(guī )经肋间(jiān )胸腔镜无法(fǎ )进行对(duì )侧纵膈脂肪的清扫。而与(yǔ )开(kāi )胸手术相(xiàng )比,经剑突下胸腔(qiāng )镜纵隔(gé )肿瘤切除术是在胸骨(gǔ )和心包(bāo )之间的间隙进(jìn )行,通过形成(chéng )人工气胸,为手术操(cāo )作提供了宽阔清晰的(de )视(shì )野,避免了胸(xiōng )骨切开。