MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY

Authors

  • Ashoka Panjwani
  • Nadeem Rizvi

Keywords:

Thoracoscopy, Pleural disease

Abstract

Medical pleuroscopy is a minimally invasive and safe procedure to enter pleural space under local anesthesia. It can be performed for diagnosis and management of different pleural diseases. This review highlights, history, methodology and role of pleuroscopy in various pleural pathologies. The diagnostic yield and treatment success of pleuroscopy is higher with less complications.

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Published

2015-05-22

How to Cite

Panjwani, A., & Rizvi, N. (2015). MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 20(1). Retrieved from https://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/31

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Review Article