P Astoul

TL;DR: In this article, a multicentre, open-label, prospective cohort study of 558 patients with malignant pleural effusion who underwent thoracoscopy and talc poudrage with 4 g of calibrated French large-particle talc in 13 European hospitals, and one in South Africa.

TL;DR: Use of large-particle talc for pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion is safe, and not associated with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

TL;DR: Recommendations are made regarding the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax and some diffuse treatment of the visceral pleura should be offered, either by talc poudrage under thoracoscopy or by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

TL;DR: The literature revealed that talc pleurodesis and indwelling pleural catheters effectively manage the symptoms of MPE and the LENT score was identified as a validated tool for predicting survival in MPE, with Brims' prognostic score demonstrating utility in mesothelioma prognostication.

TL;DR: The present article does not deal with VATS itself, but with the thoracoscopic procedure that was performed by pulmonologists for many decades and subsequently became referred to as “medical thoracoscopy”.