RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy: step by step
JF Breathe
JO breathe
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 156
OP 167
DO 10.1183/20734735.011611
VO 8
IS 2
A1 R. Loddenkemper
A1 P. Lee
A1 M. Noppen
A1 P.N. Mathur
YR 2011
UL http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/8/2/156.abstract
AB Summary Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy is considered to be one of the main areas of interventional pulmonology and should be included in the training programme of the chest physician. As with all technical procedures, there is a learning curve before full competence in medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy is achieved. Therefore, appropriate training is mandatory. This article describes the knowledge and skills required, the contraindications and potential complications and their prevention and the instruments used, as well as step-by-step information on how to perform medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy, which is even easier to learn than flexible bronchoscopy.