DIAGNOSTIC THORACOSCOPY

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1998 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Clinics in Chest Medicine, volume 19, pages 295-309 (issn: 0272-5231,

Authors: C, Boutin; P, Astoul;

doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70078-2

pmid: 9646982

DIAGNOSTIC THORACOSCOPY

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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.

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Hôpital de la Conception
France
Marseille Public University Hospital System
France

Keywords

Lung Diseases, Lung Neoplasms, Biopsy, Pleural Neoplasms, Equipment Design, Pleural Diseases, Thoracoscopes, Pleural Effusion, Humans, Pleura, Lung

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