Thoracoscopy: Origins Revisited
- 21 December 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Respiration
- Vol. 74 (3) , 344-355
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000098235
Abstract
The ways in which thoracoscopy has evolved wonderfully illustrate how a diagnostic and therapeutic technique can transcend a particular medical or surgical subspecialty. In this review, an in-depth history is provided to enable readers to better understand the nature of minimally invasive endoscopic pleural imaging techniques.Keywords
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