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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35:745. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.003
Copyright © 2009, European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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Letters to the Editor

Reply to Hürtgen and Witte

Sergi Call*, Ramón Rami-Porta, Jose Belda-Sanchis

Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Received 5 January 2009; accepted 7 January 2009.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +34 93 7365050; fax: +34 93 7365059. (Email: 38641scc{at}comb.es).

Key Words: Extended cervical mediastinoscopy • Staging • History

We thank Drs Hürtgen and Witte for their letter [1] regarding our article on extended cervical mediastinoscopy [2]. Their own experience with this procedure is additional evidence of its utility in staging bronchogenic carcinoma of the left lung. We also appreciate their remark on Specht's first report on this technique [3]. We know his experience and, in fact, quoted him in a previous article on the historical development of radiology and thoracic surgery [4]. We have used his approach to assess the superior mediastinum and the left pleural space in malignant pleura mesothelioma and even to remove left lung nodules. However, Specht's report skipped our attention on preparing the discussion of our article on cervical extended mediastinoscopy. We regret the omission.

We hope that Drs Hürtgen and Witte's letter and our reply will call the attention of the readers on the origin and development of this variation of cervical mediastinoscopy.

References

  1. Hürtgen M, Witte B. History of extended cervical mediastinoscopy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;35(4):745.[Free Full Text]
  2. Call S, Rami-Porta R, Serra-Mitjans M, Saumench R, Bidegain C, Iglesias M, Gonzalez-Pont G, Belda J. Extended cervical mediastinoscopy in the staging of bronchogenic carcinoma of the left lung. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;34(5):1081-1084.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  3. Specht G, Erweiterte, Mediastinoskopie. Thoraxchir Vask Chir 1965;13:401-407.[Medline]
  4. Cuesta Palomero M, Rami Porta R, Mateu Navarro M. Chest surgery and radiology. Remembering Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in the 106th anniversary of the discovery of X-rays. Arch Bronconeumol 2001;37(10):449-504.[Medline]




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