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Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Pleural Space

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Fig. 4.1 A schematic drawing of the pleuropulmonary compartments involved in the turnover of fluid within the parietal extrapleural interstitium, the pleural space and the pulmonary interstitium. The red arrows…

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Pericardial Window

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Fig. 20.1 The Memoir of Francisco Romero on the treatment of thoracic effusions as presented in 1815 20.3 Pericardial Effusions The pericardium has many physiological functions which mainly prevent overdistension…

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Minithoracoscopy

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Author Year Patients Endoscope Indication Ash (M) 1974 11 Micro Pleural effusion diagnosis d’Alessandro (S) 1997 2 Micro Pleural disease diagnosis Nezu (S) 1997 34 Micro Video assistance in pneumothorax…

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Sympatholysis via Thoracoscopy

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Raynaud’s phenomenon Dysmenorrhea Glaucoma Acrocyanosis Pancreatitis Perniosis Buerger’s disease Angina pectoris Arteriosclerosis Causalgia Arrhythmias Hirschsprung’s disease Migraine Poliomyelitis Arthritis Renal disorders Hyperhidrosis Retinitis pigmentosa Gall bladder disease Paget’s disease of…

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Flexi-Rigid Thoracoscopy

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Fig. 27.1 Necessary equipments for the pleura-videoscopy: (a) The pleura-videoscope (a rigid thoracoscope with a bidirectional flexible tip – length: 52 cm, caliber: 7.0 mm) (black arrow) and alligator jaw-type…

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Autofluorescence and Thoracoscopy

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Fig. 26.1 Normal parietal (a, b) and visceral (c, d) pleura as shown by white-light thoracoscopy (WLT) and autofluorescence thoracoscopy (AT), respectively Fig. 26.2 Breast cancer metastasis to the parietal…

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