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Thoracoscopy

This image is an example of air being added to the pleural cavity following an thoracoscopy, the process of removing something from the pleural or thoracic cavity, as a means of treatment for tuberculosis.

 

The image is part of a larger collection of radiographs held by Northumberland Archives being digitised as part of the Stannington Sanatorium Project.

 

Catalogue Reference: HOSP-STAN-07-01-02-1558-11

 

This image is from the collections of Northumberland Archives. Feel free to share it in the spirit of the Commons.

 

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Uploaded on October 21, 2014