MEDICAL PLEUROSCOPY

Authors

  • Pyng Lee
  • Henri G Colt
  • Ali I. Musani

Keywords:

Thoracoscop, Pleuroscopy

Abstract

Pleuroscopy or medical thoracoscopy are terms used interchangeably to describe a minimally invasive procedure that that provides a window into the pleural space, to perform biopsy of the parietal pleura under direct visual guidance, chest tube placement, and pleurodesis of malignant pleural effusion or pneumothorax in selected patients. Indications, contraindications, and the role of pleuroscopy in a pulmonologist’s armamentarium will be discussed in the following review.

Author Biographies

Pyng Lee

Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Director of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National University Hospital

Henri G Colt

Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine. CA.

Ali I. Musani

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Director of Interventional Pulmonology Program, National JewishHealth, Denver, CO.

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Published

2015-05-27

How to Cite

Lee, P., Colt, H. G., & Musani, A. I. (2015). MEDICAL PLEUROSCOPY. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 18(1). Retrieved from http://www.pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/85

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Review Article