Clinical application of video-assisted mediastinoscopy / 国际外科学杂志

This paper reviewed the clinical application of video-assisted mediastinoscopy(VAMS),Including:(1)The methods of VAMS;(2)The diagnosis of thoracic disease by VAMS,such as stages of lung cancer,the diagnosis of occupying lesion in anterior or superior mediastinum;and the therapy which includes of resection of occupying lesion in mediastinum and esophageal carcinoma;primary palmar hyperhidrosis;malig-pleural effusion,drainage of mediastinat abscess;(3)The incidence of complication is low.