Is There a Role for a Needle Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy under Local Anesthesia for Pleural Effusions?

BACKGROUND: A closed pleural biopsy is commonly performed for diagnosing patients exhibiting pleural effusion if prior thoracentesis is not diagnostic. However, the diagnostic yield of such biopsies is unsatisfactory. Instead, a thoracoscopic pleural biopsy is more useful and less painful. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Son, Ho Sung, Lee, Sung Ho, Darlong, Laleng Mawia, Jung, Jae Seong, Sun, Kyung, Kim, Kwang Taik, Kim, Hee Jung, Lee, Kanghoon, Lee, Seung Hun, Lee, Jong Tae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
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Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782961
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.2.124

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782961
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.2.124

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