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Analysis of pleural fluid in idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax; correlation of eosinophil percentage with the duration of air in the pleural space [PDF]
, 1999 Pleural fluid analysis was performed in patients with idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax. The objective of the study was to define the cell differentiation, and part of the cytokine profile, in relation to the duration of pneumothorax.In the 23 ...
Barbierato, S.B. +4 more
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Chest wall lift for thoracoscopic lung lobectomy: Technique and results in two cats
Veterinary Surgery, Volume 54, Issue 4, Page 694-704, May 2025.Abstract Objective To report the technique and outcomes of utilizing chest wall lift to perform thoracoscopic surgery in two cats. Study design Short case series. Animals Client‐owned cats (n = 2). Methods A geriatric cat was referred for pleural effusion secondary to a left cranial lung lobe mass. A thoracoscopic exploration of the left hemithorax was
Adrien Aertsens +3 more
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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1984 Thoracoscopy was originally devised for diagnostic purposes but has subsequently come to have several therapeutic applications as well. This report reviews our experience with 13 patients in whom thoracoscopy was used in a therapeutic capacity.
D D, Oakes +3 more
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Current Respiratory Care Reports, 2013 Medical thoracoscopy is an important technique for assessment of undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion. It is also important in the management of pleural disease, benign or malignant. Standard equipment available from several manufacturers enables the procedure to be performed through a single port of entry, frequently under conscious sedation.
Cyrus Daneshvar, David P. Breen
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Visceral pleural biopsy under medical thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive single‐port endoscopic technique that provides direct visualization of the pleural surface and allows for diagnostic procedures.
Satoshi Terashita +5 more
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Thoracoscopy in pleural effusion –two techniques: awake single-access video-assisted thoracic surgery versus 2-ports video-assisted thoracic surgery under general anesthesia [PDF]
, 2015 Awake single access video-assisted thoracic surgery with local anesthesia improves procedure tolerance, reduces postoperative stay and costs. MATERIALS & METHODS: Local anesthesia was made with lidocaine and ropivacaine.
Anzalone, A. +6 more
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Medical thoracoscopy and its evolving role in the diagnosis and treatment of pleural disease.
Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2017 Establishing the etiology of exudative pleural effusions in the setting of an unrevealing pleural fluid analysis often requires biopsies from the parietal pleura.
V. Murthy, J. Bessich
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Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To evaluate the feasibility of achieving bronchial blockade using a vascular balloon catheter under low‐cost semi‐flexible borescope guidance in dogs. Study design Cadaveric pilot study. Sample population Canine cadavers (n = 7) weighing between 12.2 and 63 kg.
Adrien Aertsens +2 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: minimally invasive thoracic surgical treatment [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To report a case series of patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) who were treated with minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Daud, Danilo Félix +5 more
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Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2016 The development of thoracoscopy has more than one hundred years of history since Jacobaeus described the first procedure in 1910. He used the thoracoscope to lyse adhesions in tuberculosis patients.
D. González-Rivas
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