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Thoracolithiasis diagnosed by thoracoscopy under local anesthesia
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Nakagawa H
; Ohuchi M
; Fujita T
; Ozaki Y
; Nakano Y
; Inoue S
Respirol Case Rep
2015[Sep]; 3
(3
): 102-4
PMID26392857
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A 68-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for a lung nodule identified on
chest radiography. Computed tomography (CT) showed a 10-mm calcified nodule in
the left thoracic cavity. On follow-up CT, the nodule was found in a different
location within the left thoracic cavity. Thoracoscopy was performed under local
anesthesia, removing a pearl-like pleural stone. Thoracolithiasis was therefore
diagnosed without any complications. To the best of our knowledge, this is the
first report on thoracoscopy under local anesthesia for the diagnosis of
thoracolithiasis. When thoracolithiasis is suspected, thoracoscopy under local
anesthesia is minimally invasive and useful, and could be considered as an option
for definite diagnosis.