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- Richa Gupta, Prince James, Balamugesh Thangakunam, and Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher.
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jan 1;2014.
AbstractMedical thoracoscopy is an excellent diagnostic and therapeutic tool for management of pleural diseases. There have been case reports of removal of foreign bodies from pleural spaces with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery under general anaesthesia by thoracic surgeons. We present a case of successful removal of an 8 cm long metal needle from the pleural space with single port medical semirigid thoracoscopy under local anaesthesia by a chest physician. Removal of a foreign body from the pleural space is one more indication for medical thoracoscopy, however, an experienced chest physician and proper case selection are very important for safety and a successful outcome of this procedure.2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
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