New diagnostic and therapeutic prospects in peripheral nodules of the lung: surgical video thoracoscopy

The new findings and results of laparoscopic surgery lead us to apply this technique in thoracic surgery. Thoracoscopy is an old diagnostic procedure, but advanced imaging techniques, improved optics and new classes of instrument have paved the way for many diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, bef...

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Published in:	Minerva chirurgica Vol. 48; no. 17; p. 895
Main Authors:	Annessi, V, Sgarbi, G, Piccinini, G, Ferrari, G, Manzini, L, Lodini, V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Italian
Published:	Italy 15-09-1993
Subjects:	Anesthesia, General Female Humans Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - surgery Male Television Thoracoscopy - methods Thoracoscopy - trends
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Summary:	The new findings and results of laparoscopic surgery lead us to apply this technique in thoracic surgery. Thoracoscopy is an old diagnostic procedure, but advanced imaging techniques, improved optics and new classes of instrument have paved the way for many diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, before not feasible. Now it is possible to treat spontaneous pneumothorax, removal of mediastinal and peripheral tumors, with minimally invasive surgery. It is our belief that thoracoscopic surgery will be a valuable tool in the near future for a variety of chest disorders.
ISSN:	0026-4733