Open AccessMedical thoracoscopy without pleural fluid: How I do it
Author(s) -
Mario Tamburrini,
Unnati Desai,
Giovanni Fanti,
Angelo Scarda,
Fabio Zampieri,
Umberto Zuccon,
Parikshit Thakare,
Marco Contoli,
Alberto Papi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease. pulmonary series/monaldi archives for chest disease/monaldi archives for chest disease. cardiac series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1331
Subject(s) - thoracoscopy , medicine , pleural effusion , sedation , pleural fluid , radiology , surgery
Thoracoscopy is commonly used minimally invasive procedure in the field of interventional pulmonology. While medical thoracoscopy is the widely preferred modality, modifications to the technique and expansion in the scope of its utility have always challenged the conventional approach. We describe a modified technique of medical thoracoscopy in absence of pleural effusion also known as dry thoracoscopy under sedation and local anaesthesia.