Abstract:histological and surgical details were extracted from clinical records. Analysis was conducted on MedCalc software v13.3.1 and reviewed by an independent statistician. Results 42 patients who underwent EBUS+/-EUS for mediastinal staging were found to have no evidence of N2/3 disease. In 3 cases subsequent mediastinoscopy was performed as a high degree of suspicion for mediastinal disease persisted. However, in all cases surgical staging correlated with endosonographic staging. At thoracotomy, 3 (other) patient… Show more
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