Thoracoscopy
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Thoracoscopy is a medical procedure involving internal inspection of the pleural cavity. It was developed by Hans Christian Jacobaeus, a Swedish internist in 1910 for the treatment of tuberculous intra-thoracic adhesions. He used a cystoscope to examine the thoracic cavity, developing his technique over the next twenty years.
Thoracoscopy may be performed either under general anaesthesia or under sedation with local anaesthetic.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a surgical operation involving thoracoscopy, performed by a thoracic surgeon using general anaesthesia.
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| Larynx and trachea | Laryngectomy - Tracheotomy - Cricothyrotomy |
| Lung and bronchus | Pneumonectomy - Bronchoscopy - Lung transplantation - Heart-lung transplant |
| Chest wall, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm | Thoracotomy - Thoracoscopy - Mediastinoscopy - Thoracentesis - Pleurodesis |
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