Medical Thoracoscopy Performed Using a Flexible Bronchoscope Inserted through a Chest Tube under Local Anesthesia

Background and Objectives. Many cases of pleural effusion can remain undiagnosed following thoracentesis. We evaluated our own technique for performing thoracoscopy under local anesthesia using a 32 Fr chest tube and a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope without a rigid thoracoscope for the diagnosis,...

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Autores principales: Yokoyama, Toshinobu, Toda, Reiko, Tomioka, Ryusuke, Aizawa, Hisamichi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19536345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/394817

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19536345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/394817

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