https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1331

Medical thoracoscopy without pleural fluid: How I do it

Vol. 92 No. 1 (2022)
Submitted: April 21, 2020
Accepted: June 11, 2021
Published: July 22, 2021
pleural effusion, pleuroscope, thoracoport
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Mario Tamburrini
mario.tamburrini@ospfe.it
Pneumology Unit, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy.
Unnati Desai
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-0469
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Giovanni Fanti
Friuli Venezia Giulia Health Authority, Pordenone, Italy.
Angelo Scarda
Friuli Venezia Giulia Health Authority, Pordenone, Italy.
Francesca Zampieri
ASFO Azienda sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, Pordenone, Italy.
Umberto Zuccon
Friuli Venezia Giulia Health Authority, Pordenone, Italy.
Parikshit Thakare
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Marco Contoli
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2731-5809
Pneumology Unit, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University Hospital of Ferrara; Respiratory Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Alberto Papi
Pneumology Unit, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University Hospital of Ferrara; Respiratory Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.

Thoracoscopy is a commonly used minimally invasive procedure in the field of interventional pulmonology. While medical thoracoscopy is the widely preferred modality, modifications to the technique and expansion in the scope of its utility have always challenged the conventional approach. We describe a modified technique of medical thoracoscopy in absence of pleural effusion also known as dry thoracoscopy under sedation and local anaesthesia.

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Tamburrini, Mario, Unnati Desai, Giovanni Fanti, Angelo Scarda, Francesca Zampieri, Umberto Zuccon, Parikshit Thakare, Marco Contoli, and Alberto Papi. 2021. “Medical Thoracoscopy Without Pleural Fluid: How I Do It”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 92 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1331.
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