title: Ultrasound-Guided Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopic Biopsy: A Novel Approach.
abstract: Video-assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM) is the most commonly used invasive method for the preoperative mediastinal staging of lung cancer and for the diagnosis of other mediastinal diseases. However, VAM has the risk of causing life-threatening bleeding consequent to the specific mediastinal anatomy. We adopted the ultrasonic technique for VAM biopsies that can easily distinguish the lymph nodes from the surrounding great vessels and thus makes the procedure easier and safer.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Affiliated With Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors: Jinbai
authors: J
authors: Miao
authors: Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Beijing HaiDian Hospital, Beijing Haidian Section of Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors: Mei
authors: M
authors: Li
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Affiliated With Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors: Yili
authors: Y
authors: Fu
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Affiliated With Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors: Xiaoxing
authors: X
authors: Hu
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Affiliated With Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Hu
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Affiliated With Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: huilee@vip.sina.com.
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods*