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Mediastinoscopy (MEE-dee-a-stin-AHS-ko-pee)

Posted by dev on Saturday, September 20, 2008

Mediastinoscopy (MEE-dee-a-stin-AHS-ko-pee)
A mediastinoscopy is a procedure in which a lighted tube is inserted into the chest to view the organs in the area between the lungs and nearby lymph nodes. The tube is inserted through an incision above the breastbone. This procedure is often performed to obtain a tissue sample from the lymph nodes on the right side of the chest.
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