Abstract

FONTES MAESTRE, Manuel C  and  HUNG PINA, Ivis. Diagnosis of pleuro-pulmonary and mediastinal process for thoracoscopy. AMC [online]. 2002, vol.6, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 1025-0255.

We analized the results obtained from 78 patients who were performed thorascoscopy or pleuroscopy under direct visualization, taking biobsy and other therapeutic procedures an Amalia Simoni Clinical Hospital of Camagüey from June 1997 to July 200, all cases had th diganosis suggested by imaging of intratoracic expansive process, with or withoud septate overflows, together with others such as esophagus neoplasias. All these cases were previuosly evaluated by the multidisciplinary group created for this purpose in this institution which functions guided by a research protocol, archieving in 100 % of patients typification, process staging and adequate therapeuties.

Keywords : PLEURAL DISEASES [diagnosis]; LUNG DISEASES [diagnosis]; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES [diagnosis]; THORACOSCOPY.