Minithoracoscopy: A Complementary Technique for Medical Thoracoscopy | Zendy

Gianfranco Tassi | Zendy; Gian Pietro Marchetti | Zendy; Valentina Pinelli | Zendy

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Minithoracoscopy: A Complementary Technique for Medical Thoracoscopy

Author(s) -

Gianfranco Tassi,

Gian Pietro Marchetti,

Valentina Pinelli

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000324072

Subject(s) - thoracoscopy , medicine , endoscopy , pleurisy , surgery , radiology , pleural effusion

Minithoracoscopy, currently defined as thoracoscopy with instruments of a diameter between 2 and 5 mm, is part of the general evolution of endoscopy towards mini-invasiveness. Its most relevant indications in the field of medical thoracoscopy are small effusions, pleural effusions in patients with narrow intercostal spaces and suspected tuberculous pleurisy in areas of low incidence of tuberculosis. In general, it increases the versatility of medical thoracoscopy.

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