... surgeons. We did not consider how VATS was conducted. For example, even if VATS was carried out with exploratory thoracoscopy, it was regarded as immediate VATS. VATS was determined using the procedure code in the DPC database (K codes: K488-3, K488-4, K496-2, K496-4, and K515), regardless of treatment...

...Andreas Kostroglou; Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis; Loizos Rougeris; Marios E. Froudarakis; Tatiana Sidiropoulou Pleuroscopy or medical thoracoscopy is the second most common utilized procedure after bronchoscopy in the promising field of interventional pulmonology. Its main application...

...Mohamed Ellayeh; Eihab Bedawi; Radhika Banka; Anand Sundaralingam; Vineeth George; Nikolaos Kanellakis; Robert Hallifax; Heba Abdelwahab; Nasef Rezk; Asem Hewidy; Raed Ali; John Wrightson; Najib Rahman Background: Thoracoscopy is the “gold standard” diagnostic modality for investigation...

...Andreas Koulelidis; Stavros Anevlavis; Nikolaos Nikitidis; Periklis Pappas; Paschalis Ntolios; Athanassios Karkabounas; Vasiliki Boti; Paschalis Steiropoulos; Georgia Karpathiou; Savvas Eleftheriadis; Marios E. Froudarakis Background: Medical thoracoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis...

...: A total of 90 patients were included in the cohort. CTM was identified in 23 of 90 patients (26%). Median time from IPC insertion to CTM was 408 days (interquartile range 196–721 days). Medical thoracoscopy at the time of IPC insertion did not lead to a significantly increased odds of CTM (OR 2.30; 95% CI...

...Duneesha de Fonseka; Rahul Bhatnagar; Nick A. Maskell Background: Local anaesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) is an important procedure in the management pathway of patients with pleural effusions, particularly those with suspected malignancy. The last survey evaluating the use and development of LAT...

...Georgia Karpathiou; Marios Froudarakis; Fabien Forest; Mousa Mobarki; Arnaud Patoir; Pierre Gay; Jean Michel Vergnon; Olivier Tiffet; Michel Peoc'h Background: Knowledge of pleural malignancy can lead to immediate pleurodesis during thoracoscopy. However, the accuracy of pleural frozen sections...

..., MBEMH, for language support. We obtained informed patient consent for the participation and publication of individual patient data. The authors declare that they have no competing interests to disclose. Nuclear medicine techniques and thoracoscopy findings for tissue acquisition...

... by medical thoracoscopy. Methods: Consecutive patients with MPM and available PET/CT performed before thoracoscopy were separated into 2 groups, according to their standardized uptake value (SUV). Kaplan-Meier-analysis for survival was performed on groups with low and high SUV. Agreement between PET/CT...

... (4.23 vs. 4.15, p = 0.73), patient discomfort or the willingness to undergo another thoracoscopy. There were, however, 10 adverse events observed in the propofol group compared to 4 in the midazolam group (p = 0.04). Adverse events/complications in the propofol group included desaturation responsive...

... procedural sedation and analgesia safer, comfortable and cost-effective. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Anesthesia Hypoxemia Thoracoscopy The group of pneumologists in Basel [ 1 ] has to be congratulated for reporting their results on the first randomized...

... reporting results of prognostic factors are retrospective, using pleural thoracentesis for diagnosis. The objectives of our study were to reveal possible prognostic factors in patients initially presenting with undiagnosed pleural effusion proven to be malignant by diagnostic thoracoscopy. Methods: Ninety...

... lesions or neoplastic evolution. FDG-PET/CT Talc pleurodesis Thoracoscopy Pneumothorax Pleural inflammation Talc pleurodesis has been used for more than 50 years in cases of recurring pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Its safety profile and efficacy in clinical practice is well documented...

... fluid and blood were taken before and 3, 24, 48 and 72 h after thoracoscopy. Also, mesothelial cells were stimulated with both types of talc in vitro. Measurements and Results: Interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor-α, vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor and thrombin...

... [ 5 ]. However, multiple incisions, costly single-use instruments and general anesthesia with single-lung ventilation are required. Moreover, a conversion from thoracoscopy to mini-thoracotomy is not uncommon because of technical difficulties (deep lung biopsies) and/or complications such as prolonged...

... simple drainage of pleural fluid is often sufficient treatment, whereas clear septation often requires more invasive treatment. Objectives: The aim of this study was to report our experience and analyze the safety and efficacy of medical thoracoscopy in patients with multiloculated and organizing empyema...

... of the pathogenesis of PSP and discuss how this relates to management strategies for patients with PSP. The macroscopic appearance of the visceral pleura has been shown to be abnormal in patients with PSP, with 77% of patients with a first PSP having blebs or bullae seen at thoracoscopy [ 13 ]. This compares...

... of BIS-guided propofol sedation in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy. Objective: To examine the feasibility and safety profile of propofol sedation in patients undergoing medical thoracoscopy (MT). Methods: Patients undergoing MT for diagnostic evaluation or treatment of pleuropulmonary diseases...

.... After a recurrence or failure of aspiration, chest tube drainage, again, is often the procedure of choice although VATS or thoracoscopy and talc poudrage have been proven to be much more effective. For the surgical treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, the role of routine resection of blebs...

...Henri G. Colt; Mohsen Davoudi; Silvia Quadrelli; Nazanin Zamanian Rohani Background: Despite the paradigm shift from process to competency-based education, no study has explored how competency-based metrics might be used to assess short-term effectiveness of thoracoscopy-related postgraduate...