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Background and Aims: Translaryngeal ultrasonography (TLUSG) for diagnosis of vocal cord palsy, a relatively new, safe and noninvasive bedside technique with minimal risk of respiratory infection transmission, has been effective in patients with thyroid ...
Madhavi Shetmahajan+4 more
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ObjectiveTo compare the short-term outcomes and postoperative quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer between inflatable videoasisted mediastinoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy (IVMTE) and minimally invasive Mckeown esophagectomy (MIME), and ...
Gaoxiang Wang+6 more
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The value of cervical mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the value of mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions. Materials and methods: This is a prospective study.
Safwat A.M. Eldaboosy+3 more
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Long-term follow-up of voice changes after cervical mediastinoscopy
Background Vocal cord palsy after cervical mediastinoscopy is usually reported at less than 1%. However, its incidence might be underestimated and no follow-up studies are available.
Ikram Achbar+6 more
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Mediastinoscopy and bronchial carcinoma: experience with 600 mediastinoscopies. [PDF]
Of 600 mediastinoscopies carried out from 1966 to 1973, 479 were performed to assess the operability of a pulmonary carcinoma. Of these, 206 (43%) were positive and 273 (57%) were negative. Of the 161 patients found positive during an initial period, 147 were refused operation; the remaining 14 were considered suitable candidates for operation, either ...
J V Kleef+3 more
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The staging of mediastinal lymph nodes is essential for planning the most adequate treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). For this reason, the current American and European guidelines recommend obtaining tissue confirmation of ...
S. Call, R. Rami-Porta
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Objective: Mediastinoscopy as diagnostic procedure for evaluation of mediastinum in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer has long been considered the reference standard. However, less invasive method has occurred.
Dariusz Dziedzic+4 more
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Mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult with a tracheal bronchus [PDF]
Introduction. Lymphangiomas, also known as cystic hygromas or cystic lymphangiomas, are cystic abnormalities of the lymph vessels and they are rare benign tumors. Tracheal bronchus (Bronchus suis or “pig bronchus”) is a very rare congenital anomaly.
Chabowski Mariusz+4 more
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Silicosarcoidosis: Histologic and Clinical Features of an Occupational Granulomatous Disease
ABSTRACT Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Growing evidence indicates that occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is associated with an increased incidence of sarcoidosis. Yet a diagnosis of sarcoidosis rarely prompts investigation to identify preventable exposures.
Jeremy T. Hua+11 more
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BackgroundWe aimed to compare mediastinoscopy-assisted esophagectomy (MAE) with the Ivor Lewis procedure in T2 middle and lower thoracic esophageal carcinoma patients in fields of perioperative complications and overall survival (OS).MethodsThe clinical ...
Jun Wang+4 more
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