title: [INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS].
abstract: A procedure for intraoperative ultrasound revision of the mediastinum was applied to 40 patients. An intraoperative mediastinal ultra- sound study, by using sterile 0.9% NaCl solution, could improve the imaging of an operative wound in a restricted space and determine the pattern and extent of a tumorous process, which directly affected treatment policy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods