[Videothoracoscopy in the spreading evaluation of bronchogenic cancers].
Mediastinoscopy is often necessary in management of lung cancer. Progress recently achieved in the field of thoracoscopy has led us to introduce videothoracoscopy as a complement to mediastinoscopy in preoperative management of such tumors. From June 1994 to June 1995, 113 patients presenting with stage I-IIIA lung cancer underwent a videothoracoscopy before surgery. No side-effects were observed. Results obtained in this study lead us to conclude that videothoracoscopy is useful before surgery of lung cancer.
Santambrogio
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Istituto di chirurgia generale e thorace opolmonare, universita de Milano, Italie.
Nosotti
M
M
Bellaviti
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N
Pavoni
G
G
Volterrani
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F
D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D014741:Video Recording