A new study published in The American Journal of Medicine showed that pleural fluid total protein-to-adenosine deaminase (ADA ...

MUSCAT: The Royal Hospital has launched a medical thoracoscopy service as an advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedure to enhance the management of respiratory diseases and improve precision in ...

Medical conditions involving the airway and digestive tract are often complex, but tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) remains ...

Minimally invasive thymectomy has largely replaced the traditional trans-sternal approach. Among the minimally invasive strategies, video-assisted thoracoscopic and robot-assisted thoracoscopic ...

A biopsy is when tissue is removed from lung nodules in order to learn about the makeup of the nodule. The removed tissue is examined under a microscope, which helps physicians diagnose or stage lung ...

What are the different methods of surgery? Surgery doesn't always mean large cuts (incisions) and long healing times, as in the past. Depending on the type of surgery, several methods may be used.

In all, 199 patients underwent the thoracoscopy-assisted modified Nuss procedure (MP group), whereas 32 underwent the thoracoscopy-assisted traditional Nuss procedure (TP group). Additionally, the ...

Background Recurrent pericardial effusion remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to high recurrence rates. Laparoscopic pericardioperitoneal window represents an understudied method in the ...

Management of pleural infection in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 (9 August, 2010) ...