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What is one of the alternatives to a mediastinoscopy?
A less invasive technique is ultrasound. However, it is not as specific as mediastinoscopy, and the information obtained is not as useful in making a diagnosis.
When is a mediastinoscopy ordered?
Mediastinoscopy may also be ordered to verify a diagnosis that was not clearly confirmed by other methods, such as certain radiographic and laboratory studies.
What lung diseases can be detected through a mediastinoscopy?
The diagnosis of sarcoidosis (a chronic lung disease) and the staging of lung cancer can also be accomplished through mediastinoscopy.
What is a mediastinoscopy used for?
Mediastinoscopy is most commonly used to detect or stage cancer. It is also ordered to detect infection, and to confirm diagnosis of certain conditions and diseases of the respiratory organs.
What is a mediastinoscopy used to detect?
Mediastinoscopy is most commonly used to detect or stage cancer. It is also ordered to detect infection, and to confirm diagnosis of certain conditions and diseases of the respiratory organs.
What is mediastinoscopy used to diagnose for?
Mediastinoscopy is often the diagnostic method of choice for detecting lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease. The diagnosis of sarcoidosis (a chronic lung disease) and the staging of lung cancer
Where is a mediastinoscopy usually performed?
Mediastinoscopy is usually performed in a hospital under general anesthesia.
What is the icd-9 code for mediastinoscopy with biopsy for mass?
what is the Icd-9-cm code for mediastinoscopy with biopsy for mass
What is the icd-9 cm code for Mediastinoscopy with biopsy for mass?
what is the Icd-9-cm code for mediastinoscopy with biopsy for mass
How is a mediastinoscopy beneficial during surgery?
Mediastinoscopy may also aid in certain surgical biopsies of nodes or cancerous tissue in the mediastinum.
What is mediastinoscopy?
Mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure that allows physicians to view areas of the mediastinum, the cavity behind the breastbone that lies between the lungs.
What is a mediastinoscopy?
Mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure that allows physicians to view areas of the mediastinum, the cavity behind the breastbone that lies between the lungs.
