| Literature DB >> 27772612 |
Jinbai Miao1, Mei Li2, Yili Fu1, Xiaoxing Hu1, Bin Hu1, Hui Li3.
Abstract
Video-assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM) is the most commonly used invasive method for the preoperative mediastinal staging of lung cancer and for the diagnosis of other mediastinal diseases. However, VAM has the risk of causing life-threatening bleeding consequent to the specific mediastinal anatomy. We adopted the ultrasonic technique for VAM biopsies that can easily distinguish the lymph nodes from the surrounding great vessels and thus makes the procedure easier and safer.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27772612 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.047
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330