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[Mediastinoscopy in a general surgery department. The evaluation of 186 cases]
A Sortini1, G Navarra, M Santini
1Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
Il Giornale Di Chirurgia
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
A series of 186 cases of mediastinoscopy performed in a department of general surgery is reported. The main indications for this procedure are: histological diagnosis of mediastinal masses, definition of bronchopulmonary neoplasms and thoracic esophagus ones with indication for surgery. The results obtained are: sensibility 90.3%, complications 3.7%, mortality rate 0%. The authors believe in the great utility of mediastinoscopy in case of unknown histotype of primary neoplasms and CT N2? involvement.