title: Thoracoscopy: current status.
abstract: This article presents the current status of thoracoscopy in clinical practice. Aspects of its use in diagnostic, staging, and therapeutic areas are reviewed as regards diseases of the pleura, lung, and mediastinum. Controversies and evolving applications are identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas 89102, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording