title: The laser in thoracoscopy.
abstract: The various possibilities of laser application in thoracoscopy are explained, such as closure of defects after lung biopsy or in pneumothorax, cauterisation of emphysematous bullae, etc.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boutin
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D020708:Thoracoscopes