Biopsy of anterior mediastinal masses under local anesthesia Erino A Rendina, MD, Federico Venuta, MD, Tiziano De Giacomo, MD, Anna Maria Ciccone, MD, Marco S Moretti, MD, Mohsen Ibrahim, MD, G.Furio Coloni, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 74, Issue 5, Pages 1720-1723 (November 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03821-3
Fig 1 Computed tomography showing anterior mediastinal lymphoadenopathy in a patient with bronchogenic carcinoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 1720-1723DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03821-3)
Fig 2 Anterior mediastinotomy incisions. The skin incision extends over the sternal margin to facilitate the vertical incision of the intercostal muscles (dotted line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 1720-1723DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03821-3)
Fig 3 Insertion of the mediastinoscope into the anterior mediastinum in an oblique direction. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 74, 1720-1723DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03821-3)