Exempel på mediastinum

• Extralobar sequestrations can occur anywhere in the mediastinum or even intraabdominally.

• Among the 24 evaluable patients, there were no instances of tumour relapse in the upper mediastinum.

• At postmortem examination, there was found to be a false aneurysm in the mediastinum due to rupture of the aneurysmal pulmonary trunk.

• The tumour was also bulging into the posterior mediastinum, causing compression of the airways.

• Another set of imaging studies continued to reveal persistent adenopathy in the left axilla, left internal mammary node region, and the anterior mediastinum.

• They involve the neck and can extend into the mediastinum.

• Exploration of the mediastinum revealed a large mass covered by pericardium.

• The security is provided by the ability expeditiously to perform a full sternotomy, and yet have complete access to the entire mediastinum if necessary.

• Reported incidents of metastasis and treatment failure in the upper mediastinum appear to be inconsistent.

• When there is systemic venous hypertension, more time is required for dilation and rupture of the lymphatic vessels in the mediastinum and pleural space.

• It also facilitates fine-needle sampling of the mediastinum if indicated.

• The total time of the operation is not necessarily prolonged, as these 10 minutes can be utilized in achieving hemostasis of the mediastinum, while still continuing the ultrafiltration.

• A computed tomographic scan of the chest and ultrasonography demonstrated a large cystic mass in the anterior mediastinum, containing fluid and calcified material, which did not communicated with the heart.

• With a follow-up period ranging from 5 to 185 months, the occurrence of neoplastic disease in the upper mediastinum was not observed in a single case.

• Hours to days later, pleural effusion(s) with or without pneumothorax, widened mediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema are typically seen.