Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51153#.VFbltWfHRK0 Author(s) I. Sotiriou , N. Siddique Affiliation(s) Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire, UK . ABSTRACT Thoracoscopy is a well established invasive method for the diagnosis and management of pleural nosologies. The role and the impact that this procedure exerts in settings alongside the diagnostic yield in pleural malignancies are unquestionable. New insights and novel techniques promise an even greater future towards the usefulness of this technique in interventional pneumonology. This is a short review highlighting the principles and novel aspects in the evolutionary progress of pleuroscopy. ...
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