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Clinical progress in medical thoracoscopy

  

  1. Department of Respiration,Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
  • Online:2016-11-05 Published:2016-11-04
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Lin Dianjie, Email: lindianjie@126.com

Abstract: Medical thoracoscopy, a manageable, highly safe and less expensive technology, has been mainly used for the diagnosis of pleural effusion and treatment of pleural diseases. With the development of video camera technology and electronic endoscope, the technology of medical thoracoscopy has been widely spread and developed. This article summed up essays in recent years and summarized clinical progress and prospects of medical thoracoscopy.

Key words: pleural diseases, thoracoscopy, therapy