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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1025-0255</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[AMC]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1025-0255</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1025-02552021000300002</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La video mediastinoscopía en el oncotórax]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The video mediastinoscopy in oncological thorax]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Emilio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benavidez-Márquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arian]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Basulto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey Hospital Universitario Manuel Ascunce Domenech Servicio de Cirugía General]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey Hospital Universitario Manuel Ascunce Domenech Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1025-02552021000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1025-02552021000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1025-02552021000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento: el avance exponencial de la cirugía torácica tiene un desarrollo paralelo a las técnicas anestésicas e imagenológicas, desde la antigüedad se recogen en diferentes manuscritos los intentos de abordar este espacio corporal.  Objetivo: describir la técnica de videomediastinoscopía así como las referencias anatómicas para su realización.  Métodos: se realizó una descripción de la técnica de la videomediastinoscopía para la exéresis y biopsia de alteraciones mediastinales, basado en la experiencia personal y consulta bibliográfica. Se consultaron los repositorios internacionales: Ebsco, Medline y Cochrane para la obtención de las referencias relacionadas con el tema.  Conclusiones: la videomediastinoscopía es una vía segura y útil para la estadificación del cáncer pulmonar la cual brinda además una clasificación patológica más exacta que las toracotomías convencionales al permitir el acceso a las zonas ganglionares superiores, aórticas y subcarinal según corresponda.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background:  the exponential progress of thoracic surgery has a parallel development to anesthetic and imaging techniques; since ancient times, attempts to address this body space are collected in different manuscripts.  Objective:  to describe the technique of video-mediastinoscopy, as well as the anatomical references for its performance.  Methods:  a description of the technique of video-mediastinoscopy for the excision and biopsy of mediastinal alterations was made, based on personal experience and bibliographic consultation. The international repositories Ebsco, Medline and Cochrane were consulted to obtain references related to the subject.  Conclusions: video-mediastinoscopy is a safe and useful route for lung cancer staging which also provides a more accurate pathological classification than conventional thoracotomies by allowing access to the upper, aortic and subcarinal ganglionic areas as appropriate.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CIRUGÍA TORÁCICA ASISTIDA POR VIDEO]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[NEOPLASIAS PULMONARES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MEDIASTINOSCOPIA/métodos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[GANGLIOS LINFÁTICOS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ENFERMEDADES DEL MEDIASTINO]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[LUNG NEOPLASMS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MEDIASTINOSCOPY/methods]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[LYMPH NODES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MEDIASTINAL DISEASES]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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