mediastinoscopy
Sign in to saveMediastinoscopy is a procedure that enables visualization of the contents of the mediastinum, usually for the purpose of obtaining a biopsy. Mediastinoscopy is often used for staging of lymph nodes of lung cancer or for diagnosing other conditions affecting structures in the mediastinum such as sarcoidosis or lymphoma.
Key facts
- Medical intervention.Name
- Mediastinoscopy
- Medical intervention.MeshID
- D008481
- Medical intervention.OPS301
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Research
3,358 papers- Complications and Pitfalls-Mediastinoscopy.Thoracic surgery clinics · 2025
- [Mediastinoscopy].Revue des maladies respiratoires · 1992
- Mediastinoscopy.British medical bulletin · 1986
- Mediastinoscopy re-examined.Cancer investigation · 1991
- Cervical mediastinoscopy.Chest surgery clinics of North America · 1996
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Current use
- Extended mediastinoscopy
- Parasternal mediastinotomy
- References
Mediastinoscopy is a procedure that enables visualization of the contents of the mediastinum, usually for the purpose of obtaining a biopsy. Mediastinoscopy is often used for staging of lymph nodes of lung cancer or for diagnosing other conditions affecting structures in the mediastinum such as sarcoidosis or lymphoma.
Mediastinoscopy involves making an incision approximately 1 cm above the suprasternal notch of the sternum, or breast bone. Dissection is carried out down to the pretracheal space and down to the carina. A scope (mediastinoscope) is then advanced into the created tunnel which provides a view of the mediastinum. The scope may provide direct visualization or may be attached to a video monitor.
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