纵隔镜检查的用途。

Am Surg. 1977 Jun;43(6):386-8.

The value of mediastinoscopy based on experience gained in over 100 patients is reviewed. Reasons for the routine use of mediastinoscopy in the preoperative evaluation of carcinoma of the lung are presented. This modality is useful in the diagnosis of other nonvascular superior mediastinal masses, especially sarcoidosis and the lymphomas.

基于100余例患者的经验，对纵隔镜检查的价值进行了回顾。阐述了在肺癌术前评估中常规使用纵隔镜检查的原因。这种方法在诊断其他非血管性上纵隔肿块，尤其是结节病和淋巴瘤方面很有用。