Annessi V, Sgarbi G, Piccinini G, Ferrari G, Manzini L, Lodini V
Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia.
Minerva Chir. 1993 Sep 15;48(17):895-7.
The new findings and results of laparoscopic surgery lead us to apply this technique in thoracic surgery. Thoracoscopy is an old diagnostic procedure, but advanced imaging techniques, improved optics and new classes of instrument have paved the way for many diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, before not feasible. Now it is possible to treat spontaneous pneumothorax, removal of mediastinal and peripheral tumors, with minimally invasive surgery. It is our belief that thoracoscopic surgery will be a valuable tool in the near future for a variety of chest disorders.
