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[Thoracoscopic observation and diagnosis in cases of pleural, mediastinal, and pulmonary lesions]. 1994

K Inui, and N Isowa, and M Kuroya, and K Okada, and K Takenaka, and H Yokomise, and O Ike, and K Yagi, and H Mizuno, and M Aoki
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University.

Thoracoscopy was performed in a total of 424 patients at our institute from January 1970 to December 1993. The indications for thoracoscopy were pneumothorax (121 cases), primary lung cancer (98 cases), mediastinal tumor (45 cases), metastatic lung tumor (23 cases), pleuritis (35 cases), diffuse lung disease (38 cases), tuberculosis (20 cases), benign lung tumor (10 cases), and other (34 cases). By 1990, diagnostic thoracoscopy had been performed in 383 patients. Since 1991, thoracoscopy has been used therapeutically for spontaneous pneumothorax (24 cases), mediastinal and chest wall tumors (9 cases), pulmonary nodules (2 cases), and others (8 cases). Findings useful for diagnosis were obtained in 326 cases and biopsy was performed in 173 cases. Thoracoscopy was especially useful in the diagnosis of diffuse lung disease, pleuritis, and small pulmonary nodules. Recent advances in endoscopic equipment and refinement of thoracoscopic techniques have expanded the application of this procedure. Our experience indicates a markedly expanded role for thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases, with less postoperative morbidity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008171 Lung Diseases Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG. Pulmonary Diseases,Disease, Pulmonary,Diseases, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Disease,Disease, Lung,Diseases, Lung,Lung Disease
D008297 Male Males
D008477 Mediastinal Diseases Disorders of the mediastinum, general or unspecified. Disease, Mediastinal,Diseases, Mediastinal,Mediastinal Disease
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010995 Pleural Diseases Diseases involving the PLEURA. Disease, Pleural,Diseases, Pleural,Pleural Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013906 Thoracoscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity. Endoscopy, Pleural,Pleural Endoscopy,Pleuroscopy,Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgery, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgery,Endoscopies, Pleural,Pleural Endoscopies,Pleuroscopies,Surgeries, Thoracoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgeries,Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedure,Thoracoscopies

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