Mediastinoscopy is a procedure in which a lighted instrument
(mediastinoscope) is inserted through a neck incision to visually
examine the structures in the top of the chest cavity and take
tissue samples. This procedure can be used to biopsy lymph nodes
surrounding the airway to help diagnose or see how far a particular
disease has spread.
Review Date: 05/17/2010
Reviewed By: Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD, Specializing in Cardiothoracic and Vascular
Surgery, Midland, TX. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
