Diagnostic thoracoscopy

Clin Chest Med. 1998 Jun;19(2):295-309. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70078-2.

Abstract

Thoracoscopy provides diagnosis of pleural diseases with a high degree of accuracy. Moreover, this procedure allows a careful pleural staging of the disease, in particular for pleural cancer, which is important for the prognosis and therapeutic decision. This article focuses on the technique, indications, and results of medical thoracoscopy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / instrumentation
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Pleura / pathology
  • Pleural Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Pleural Diseases / pathology
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis*
  • Pleural Effusion / pathology
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pleural Neoplasms / secondary
  • Thoracoscopes*