Thoracoscopy

Introduction: Thoracoscopy

Description of Thoracoscopy

Thoracoscopy: Examination of the chest cavity by inserting an endoscope through a small cut in the chest wall.

Thoracoscopy: The use of a thin, lighted tube (called an endoscope) to examine the inside of the chest.
Source: National Institute of Health

Thoracoscopy: Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Thoracoscopy:

Terms Similar to Thoracoscopy:

• Endoscopy, Pleural
• Pleural Endoscopy
• Pleuroscopy
• Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic
• Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Thoracoscopy:

• Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Thoracoscopy

• Endoscopy
• Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Thoracoscopy

The following list attempts to classify Thoracoscopy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
    • Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical
      • Endoscopy
        • Thoracoscopy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
    • Endoscopy
      • Thoracoscopy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures
    • Thoracoscopy

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