mediastinoscopy การใช้

• Mediastinoscopy involves making an incision approximately 1 cm above the suprasternal notch of the carina.
• Instead of waiting for the results of the sputum tests, the consultants carried out a mediastinoscopy to get a biopsy.
• If the initial mediastinal staging included a mediastinoscopy, most surgeons try to avoid a repeat mediastinoscopy after radiation treatment because of scarring.
• If the initial mediastinal staging included a mediastinoscopy, most surgeons try to avoid a repeat mediastinoscopy after radiation treatment because of scarring.
• In general, EUS is most appropriate for evaluation of the posterior inferior mediastinum while mediastinoscopy or EBUS are best for the anterior superior mediastinum.
• When combined, this approach has been termed  complete medical mediastinoscopy .  EUS-FNA with EBUS may allow near-complete, minimally invasive mediastinal staging in patients with suspected lung cancer
• If needle techniques are used ( such as EUS-NA, TBNA, EBUS-NA, or TTNA ) a non-malignant result should be further confirmed by mediastinoscopy as explained above.