Mediastinoscopy in superior vena cava obstruction: Analysis of 80 consecutive patients
Background. Prejudices against mediastinoscopy in superior vena cava obstruction still remain. Hereby we analyze risk/benefit balance in a large series of patients. Methods.
MINEO, TOMMASO CLAUDIO +10 more
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Background: This study aims to assess the role and efficiency of transbronchial needle aspiration accompanied by rapid on-site cytologic evaluation performed in the operating room in patients who are planned to undergo ...
CANGIR, AYTEN +4 more
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Video-mediastinoscopy assisted fish bone extraction and superior Medistinal abscess debridement
Background Mediastinum abscess caused by sharp esophageal foreign body perforation usually needs surgical treatment, and the surgical procedures vary according to size of perforation and scope of abscess, etc.
Jun Wang +3 more
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Extended cervical mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses
Background. Although transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) has been the preferred method for the diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses, it has inherent limitations in accuracy.
Sayar, A +7 more
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We selected 95 patients with mediastinal adenopathy and no signs of goiter, myasthenia gravis or mediastinal involvement by other disease. All patients underwent, for screening purposes, transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy based on chest x-ray ...
ELIA, STEFANO +5 more
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Role of computed tomography and mediastinoscopy in preoperative staging of lung carcinoma
One hundred fifty-three patients with bronchogenic carcinoma were evaluated prospectively by CT and mediastinoscopy. Nodes larger than 5 mm were considered potentially metastatic. All results were correlated with surgical findings. Computed tomography is
Kuhn, G., DePauw, Luc, Brion, Jean-Paul
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Pioneering endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in North Africa: Results from a prospective Moroccan case series. [PDF]
Moumen A +4 more
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Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Malignancy on Positron Emission Tomography: A Case of Anthracotic Lymphadenitis Associated With Biomass Fuel Exposure. [PDF]
Al-Fori J +4 more
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Nodal Staging in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Indications, Approaches, and Impact on Downstream Treatment Selection. [PDF]
Haimi I, Rajaram R.
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Recent Updates on Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Its Clinical Implications. [PDF]
Lee K.
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