Systematic Mediastinal node dissection
Systematic Mediastinal node dissection
Mediastinal lymph node staging is the standard of care in lung resection for cancer.
This video aims to demonstrate:
•relevant surgical anatomy
•surgical techniques
•the difference between node sampling and full node clearance
A case of VATS lobectomy demonstrates node sampling while an open bilobectomy demonstrates full mediastinal clearance.
Systematic mediastinal node dissection
30 January 2010