In seven patients with pleuro-pulmonary infiltrates without pleural effusion, an artificial pneumothorax was induced, followed by diagnostic thoracoscopy, as the first and only invasive investigation; in all cases the diagnosis was confirmed by this simple procedure. The method has a low mortality correlated to other alternative diagnostic methods.
Pleuro-pulmonary infiltrates without pleural effusion - Artificial pneumothorax - Thoracoscopy - Major and minor complications
