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Mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure to look at the inside of the upper chest between and in front of the lungs (mediastinum). During a mediastinoscopy, a small cut (incision) is made in the neck just above the breastbone or on the left side of the chest next to the breastbone. Then a thin scope (mediastinoscope) is inserted through the opening.
Definition of MEDIASTINUM. : the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs and pleurae; also: this space with its contents. â meÂ·diÂ·asÂ·tiÂ·nal \-ËstÄ«-nÉl\ adjective.ADVERTISEMENT.edical Definition of MEDIASTINUM. 1. : the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs that contains all the viscera of the chest except the lungs and pleurae; also: this space with its contents. 2. : mediastinum testis.