Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows access to the pleural space using a combination of viewing and working instruments. It ...

(Barcelona, Spain September 8, 2025, 10:45 a.m. CEST / UTC +2) – Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall ...

Thoracoscopy is a novel technique which uses a video camera system to operate inside the chest cavity for a wide variety of lung/chest conditions. The use of camera systems reduces the requirement for ...

AIIMS-Patna doctors performed their first medical thoracoscopy procedure on Saturday, a week after the hospital received the equipment required for the test. Pulmonary medicine department doctors of ...

We report a case of a patient with right pleural effusion who, during video-assisted thoracoscopy for biopsy and diagnosis, developed a sudden rise in end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) after a small ...

A procedure that can help spot lung cancer early is now available at a hospital, saving patients long trips out of a county. The first patient underwent a thoracoscopy at Cumberland Infirmary in ...

It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung cancers occur in people without a history of smoking. While smoking remains the ...

Dr Vikrant Deshmukh, a pulmonologist by chance discovered a very good use of a smart phone as a source of light in conducting his bronchoscopic procedures. Representative image NAGPUR: Dr Vikrant ...