Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	121367
DOI	10.12998/wjcc.121367
Country	Singapore

Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Performing medical thoracoscopy safely in the outpatient setting: A case report
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kay Choong See
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Kay Choong See, Adjunct Associate Professor, FCCP, FRCPE, MRCP, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Level 10, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Singapore 119228, Singapore. kaychoongsee@nus.edu.sg
Key Words	Ambulatory care; Day-case procedure; Interventional pulmonology; Medical thoracoscopy; Outpatient procedure; Pleural disease; Pleural effusion; Pleuroscopy; Procedural safety; Case report
Core Tip	Medical thoracoscopy for pleural biopsy gives excellent yields exceeding 90% but patients may require hospitalization, which increases logistic and cost barriers. Case series are now available to support the effective and safe performance of outpatient medical thoracoscopy though these do not provide detailed principal considerations, procedural tips, and periprocedural recommendations. Using a case example, this paper aims to illustrate the principal periprocedural considerations for outpatient medical thoracoscopy and provide appropriate recommendations.
Citation	See KC. Performing medical thoracoscopy safely in the outpatient setting: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.121367
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Received	2026-03-23 06:54
Peer-Review Started	2026-03-23 06:54
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-02 13:04
Return for Revision	2026-06-02 13:04
Revised	2026-06-16 16:28
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-06-26 02:16
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-26 07:13
Articles in Press	2026-06-26 07:13
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