Ross J K, Mikhail J R, Drury R A, Levis R D, Mitchell D N
Thorax. 1970 May;25(3):312-6. doi: 10.1136/thx.25.3.312.
The surgical and anaesthetic technique used in mediastinoscopy during the investigation of 124 patients is described. A histological diagnosis was made in 109 cases (88%). Of the 22 cases other than sarcoidosis a positive diagnosis was obtained in all. In 102 cases with suspected sarcoidosis, the histological appearances of the nodes were compatible with sarcoid in 86 (84%). No serious complications were encountered. It is concluded that this procedure should be carried out by an experienced thoracic surgeon and will yield better diagnostic tissue than other comparable procedures.
本文描述了在对124例患者进行纵隔镜检查时所采用的手术及麻醉技术。109例（88%）获得了组织学诊断。在22例非结节病患者中，均获得了阳性诊断。在102例疑似结节病的患者中，86例（84%）淋巴结的组织学表现符合结节病。未出现严重并发症。结论是该手术应由经验丰富的胸外科医生进行，并且与其他类似手术相比，能获取更好的诊断组织。
