Abstract

GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Miguel Emilio; GARCIA BASULTO, Miguel Javier  and  BENAVIDES MARQUEZ, Arian. Current Role of Videomediastinoscopy in Lung Cancer. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2020, vol.59, n.2  Epub June 01, 2020. ISSN 1561-2945.

The mediastinal exploration begins from the time of Galen. Its development was reached in the second half of the 20th century, used for the study of lymph nodes and mediastinal tumors. At present its use has been expanded not only as a diagnosis, but also for therapeutic purposes, by achieving lung resections. The objective is to carry out an updated review of the literature on the use of mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer. A review of the medical literature was carried out where the Scopus, Medline and Cochrane databases were used under the criteria of their reviewers. The keywords in Spanish and English were used. The method of analysis and synthesis was used for the interpretation of the bibliography. 173 articles were reviewed, of which 58 were chosen, which met the selection criteria, including 6 meta-analyzes, 11 review articles, and 41 original articles. Videomediastinoscopy is a valid tool for diagnosis, as well as for the staging of diseases inside and outside the thoracic cavity and mediastinum. On the other hand, it allows the treatment of some diseases.

Keywords : mediastinoscopy; endosonography; lung cancer; extended transcervical lymphadenectomy; complications.

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