title: Medical thoracoscopy versus closed pleural biopsy: should this saga continue in the era of competency-oriented training?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Chicago Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Katarine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egressy
authors.forename: Septimiu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murgu
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000473:pathology*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000193:education*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*