title: The documentation of thoracic endoscopy.
abstract: Thoracic endoscopy encompasses bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, laryngoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and thoracoscopy (pleuroscopy). In this article, the role of documentation as it applies to bronchoscopy is discussed. However, the discussion is generally applicable to other thoracic endoscopy procedures.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Edell
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010781:Photography; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording