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Feasibility of systematic transesophageal endoscopic mediastinoscopy
Henry Córdova1, Graciela Martinez-Pallí, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach
1Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, ICMDiM, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Abstract:
Thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy are common procedures with painful incisions and prominent scars. Transesophageal endoscopic mediastinoscopy could reduce pain, improve cosmesis, and provide better access to the posterior mediastinal compartment, especially in patients with a complex mediastinum because of previous mediastinoscopy or with tracheostoma. We describe a new way to access the mediastinum through a natural orifice that provides excellent visualization of mediastinal structures.
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