Expanded applications of diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy
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Thoracoscopy: present diagnostic and therapeutic indications.
Thoracoscopy is increasingly being used for diagnosis and treatment of pleuropulmonary disease. The recent revival was made possible by the tremendous advances in endoscopic technology. The main requirements for diagnostic purposes are rigid telescopes and forceps, and for interventional thoracoscopy scissors, staplers and a video recorder. The procedure can be performed either under local or g...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)36864-3