Minithoracoscopy
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…
RESPIRATORY
Thoracoscopy: An Old Technique for a Modern Work-Up of the Pleural Cavity
Fig. 2.1 Thoracoscopy in 1912: Jacobaeus 1913 is also remembered in the field of thoracoscopy because in that year at the hospital of St. Göran in Stockholm, Jacobaeus sectioned “with…
Sympatholysis via Thoracoscopy
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…
Diagnostic Thoracoscopy: Malignant Pleural Effusion
Lung carcinoma 37 % Breast carcinoma 16.8 % Lymphoma 11.5 % Genitourinary carcinomas 9.4 % Gastrointestinal carcinomas 6.9 % Other carcinomas 7.3 % Unknown primary 10.7 % Pleural effusion is…
Flexi-Rigid Thoracoscopy
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…
Autofluorescence and Thoracoscopy
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…
Complications of Thoracoscopy
Viskum and Enk (1981) Revision of 2,298 reported procedures in 15 (general) series Subcutaneous emphysema: 1.3 % Empyema: 2 % (Significant) bleeding: 2.3 % Air embolism: 0.2 % Death due…
Ultrasound for Medical Thoracoscopy
Fig. 5.1 Panel (a) curvilinear ultrasound probe with a frequency range of 2–5 MHz. Panel (b) thoracic ultrasound performed pre-thoracoscopy with the patient in the lateral decubitus position Fig. 5.2…
Thoracoscopy for Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Type Aetiology Primary spontaneous No underlying lung disease (but blebs/bullae commonly present) Secondary spontaneous Associated with underlying lung disease, e.g. COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, AIDS Traumatic Related to trauma to the…
Pulmonary Biopsies via Thoracoscopy
Fig. 17.1 The pulmonary biopsy technique. The biopsy area is grasped with the forceps perpendicular to the pulmonary surface (a). The forceps are closed for 1–2 s and pulled towards…
