The Technique of Thoracoscopy and Cauterization of Pleural Adhesions
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more popular in India. The need for frequent z-ray examinations for the control and maintenance of artificial pneumothorax is also becoming widely recognized. One result of these developments has been the realization of the fact that among those in whom artificial pneumothorax is apparently successful, only a small percentage get a complete collapse of the lung free from pleural adhesions. For example, among 137 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis treated with artificial pneumothorax in the Lady Linlithgow Sanatorium during the brief period of its existence, only 20 or 14.4 per cent were found under x-ray examination to be free from pleural adhesions. The recognition of this high incidence of pleural adhesions has made the operation of thoracoscopy and cauterization of pleural adhesions to be looked upon as a necessary adjunct to artificial pneumothorax. The main outline of this operation is described in textbooks on thoracic surgery. The purpose of this article is to add certain practical hints which may be of help to those who are proposing
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