Extended mediastinoscopic examination at the right hilum

Chang Chen; Yi-ming Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.017

Extended mediastinoscopic examination at the right hilum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Nov;86(5):1704-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.017.

Authors

Chang Chen¹, Yi-ming Zhou

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University-Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China. [email protected]

PMID: 19049789
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.017

Abstract

Transcervical video-assisted mediastinoscopy has been the gold standard for mediastinal lymph node sampling. However, we believe that its application at the hilum region has not been previously documented. The current study details this technique and discusses its advantages and potential applications.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary*
Mediastinoscopy / methods*
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / methods*
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods*