title: Thoracoscopy. An endoscopic look into the thorax.
abstract: A renewed interest in thoracoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure has emerged during this decade. With thoracoscopy, the surgeon can obtain a reliable diagnosis with minimal surgical intervention. In addition, the thoracoscope can provide a route for laser treatments, the delivery of sclerosis medications, or debridement of empyema in cavities. The full potential of thoracoscopy has yet to be realized.
authors.affiliation: Milwaukee County Medical Complex.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golanowski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*