Thoracoscopy before Jacobaeus

In 1910 Jacobaeus described a procedure to which he referred as “Thorakoskopie.” As a consequence, he is credited with having been the first to undertake an endoscopic exploration of the thorax. However, a published report by Gordon demonstrates that thoracoscopy was performed about 50 years earlier...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 1288 - 1290
Main Authors Hoksch, Beatrix, Birken-Bertsch, Hanno, Müller, Joachim M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2002
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cruise
Europe
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Medical sciences
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Thoracoscopes - history
Thoracoscopy - history
Europe
14
Human
Treatment
Respiratory disease
Surgery
Endoscopy
Technique
Thoracoscopy
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Summary:In 1910 Jacobaeus described a procedure to which he referred as “Thorakoskopie.” As a consequence, he is credited with having been the first to undertake an endoscopic exploration of the thorax. However, a published report by Gordon demonstrates that thoracoscopy was performed about 50 years earlier. Additionally in French, at least, the term “thoracoscopie” was well known long before Jacobaeus, although perhaps with a different meaning.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03676-7