title: Extended mediastinoscopic examination at the right hilum.
abstract: Transcervical video-assisted mediastinoscopy has been the gold standard for mediastinal lymph node sampling. However, we believe that its application at the hilum region has not been previously documented. The current study details this technique and discusses its advantages and potential applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University-Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China. changchenc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*