Technical complications in the surgical inspection of the mediastinum in the staging of cancer of the lung

Between January 1974 and December 1996 we performed exploratory surgery (mediastinoscopies/mediastinotomies) on 1,618 patients diagnosed of bronchogenic carcinoma who were considered functionally operable and whose cancer was believed to be resectable. Findings were positive in 26%. Thirty-four (2.1...

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