Position of videomediastinoscopy in diagnostic procedures of pathological affections of the mediastinum

Abstract

The authors carried out 54 videomagnetoscopic examinations of 53 patients aged 58,1 years on average, in total, during the period from 2000-2003. Mostly in 41 cases (76%) the examination was performed as a part of the lung cancer stag. proc.

Keywords

• Position
• videomediastinoscopy
• diagnostic
• procedures
• pathological
• affections
• mediastinum