Extended cervical mediastinoscopy revisited
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Extended cervical mediastinoscopy revisited.
OBJECTIVES To describe the diagnostic value of selective extended cervical mediastinoscopy (ECM) in combination with video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) in mediastinal staging of potentially resectable left-sided lung carcinoma. METHODS Institutional report on 110 ECM procedures indicated for enlarged lymph nodes within the aorto-pulmonary (AP) zone on computed tomography....
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1010-7940,1873-734X
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt313