title: Videopericardioscopy using endothoracic sonography for lung cancer staging.
abstract: We performed videopericardioscopy using an endothoracic sonographic probe for the staging of left hilar nonsmall cell lung cancer. This method will be useful for an accurate diagnosis of direct tumor invasion into the intrapericardial great vessels and lead to the institution of appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan. ok8926@okn.gr.jp
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Utsumi
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods