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Volume 25	July - September 2009	Number 4
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Dilemma in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Adenopathy in
the South Asian Population-Role of CT Guided Biopsy,
Mediastinoscopy and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS)

Marium Muzaffar¹, Hashim M Hanif², Saulat H Fatimi³

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.

KEY WORDS: Mediastinal, Adenopathy, VATS, Mediastinoscopy.

Pak J Med Sci    July - September 2009    Vol. 25 No. 4    693-694

How to cite this article:

Muzaffar M, Hanif HM, Fatimi SH. Dilemma in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Adenopathy in the South Asian Population- Role of CT Guided Biopsy, Mediastinoscopy and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS). Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(4):693-694.

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1. Marium Muzaffar, Medical Student
2. Hashim M Hanif, Medical Student
3. Saulat H Fatimi, MD, FACS,
1-3: Department of Surgery,
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Correspondence

Hashim M Hanif
Medical Student, Class of 2010
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
E-mail: hashimhanif@gmail.com

* Received for Publication: December 20, 2008
* Accepted: July 25, 2009

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