title: [Mediastinoscopy in a general surgery department. The evaluation of 186 cases].
abstract: A series of 186 cases of mediastinoscopy performed in a department of general surgery is reported. The main indications for this procedure are: histological diagnosis of mediastinal masses, definition of bronchopulmonary neoplasms and thoracic esophagus ones with indication for surgery. The results obtained are: sensibility 90.3%, complications 3.7%, mortality rate 0%. The authors believe in the great utility of mediastinoscopy in case of unknown histotype of primary neoplasms and CT N2? involvement.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sortini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Navarra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Donini
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: La mediastinoscopia in un reparto di chirurgia generale. Valutazione su 186 casi.