<unk>  is a medical procedure involving internal examination, biopsy and/or resection/drainage of disease or masses within the pleural cavity, usually with video assistance.<unk>  may be performed either under general anaesthesia or under sedation with local anaesthetic.
Thoracoscopy
Thoracotomy
Bronchoscopy
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Bronchography
Chest drainage
Lung biopsy
Thoracostomy