Don't gamble with medical record numbers. Each label lists the patient's name, the medical record number, the tests to be performed, the type of container required, any special instructions, and the bar code that identifies the specimen.
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.
A gastroscopy is a technique to look directly into your gullet. (oesophagus), stomach and the first part of the small bowel. (duodenum). The second procedure you will be having is. called a colonoscopy. This is an examination of the large. bowel (colon). The instruments used for these procedures are endoscopes. The endoscope is a thin, flexible tube.