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.
(c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.
MeSH terms
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Equipment Design / history
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Europe
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History, 17th Century
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History, 18th Century
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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History, Medieval
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Humans
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Lighting / history
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Lighting / instrumentation
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Lung Diseases / history
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Lung Diseases / surgery
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Pleural Diseases / history
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Pleural Diseases / surgery
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Thoracoscopes / history*
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Thoracoscopy / history*
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United States