title: Thoracoscopy: origins revisited.
abstract: The ways in which thoracoscopy has evolved wonderfully illustrate how a diagnostic and therapeutic technique can transcend a particular medical or surgical subspecialty. In this review, an in-depth history is provided to enable readers to better understand the nature of minimally invasive endoscopic pleural imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868-3298, USA.
authors.forename: Florin V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Moisiuc
authors.forename: Henri G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Colt
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D005060:Europe; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D020708:Thoracoscopes / Q000266:history*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States