Comparison of medical thoracoscopy and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

	Medical thoracoscopy	VATS
Location	Endoscopy or operating room	Operating room
Ports	Single	Single or multiple
Anesthesia	Moderate sedations	General anesthesia
Indications	Pleural fluid drainage, pleural biopsy, and pleurodesis	Diagnostic and therapeutic for pleura and lung

Courtesy of Hans Lee, MD.

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