Thoracoscopy
Thoracoscopy is a medical procedure involving internal examination, biopsy and/or resection/drainage of disease or masses within the pleural cavity, usually with video assistance. Thoracoscopy may be performed either under general anaesthesia or under sedation with local anaesthetic.
| Thoracoscopy | |
|---|---|
Thoracoscopic views of a huge mediastinal lymphangioma before surgery. | |
| Specialty | pulmonary |
| ICD-9-CM | 34.21 |
| MeSH | D013906 |
| OPS-301 code | 1-691.0 |
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