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A Simple Instrument to Facilitate Dissection in the Mediastinum from the Neck
Author(s) -
MONK IAN
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb05636.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinum , dissection (medical) , neck dissection , radiology , biopsy , surgery , cancer
The use of a vaginal speculum to gain access to the mediastinum through the neck is described. This enables manipulative procedures to be carried out which include biopsy and also the placement of an electrode in the region of the sino‐atrial node where a cardiac pacemaker is being used.