Fluid can also be collected during thoracoscopy or laparoscopy. 在胸腔鏡和腹腔鏡檢查時可抽取液體。
Several authors have reported good results using thoracoscopy in the treatment of spinal deformity following a requisite learning curve. 一些醫生已經報道了使用胸腔鏡按照一個必要的實踐曲線治療脊柱畸形的好的結果。