Dilemma in the diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy in the South Asian population-role of CT guided biopsy, mediastinoscopy and video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS)

Authors

Marium Muzaffar
Hashim M Hanif
Saulat H. Fatimi, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Abstract

The diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy is a dilemma amongst treating physicians especially in South Asia. This is because although tuberculosis is endemic in this region, many a times lymphoma and sarcoidosis cannot be excluded. Often patients are being treated with medications without a confirmed diagnosis. The Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) has revolutionized the way mediastinal adenopathy is diagnosed and managed in this part of the world.

Publication ( Name of Journal)

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Recommended Citation

Muzaffar, M., Hanif, H., Fatimi, S. (2009). Dilemma in the diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy in the South Asian population-role of CT guided biopsy, mediastinoscopy and video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS). Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 25(4), 693-694.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_cardiothoracic/74