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Combined ultrasound-guided cutting-needle biopsy and standard pleural biopsy for diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions

BACKGROUND: The most efficient approach to diagnose malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) is still controversial and uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the utility of a combined approach using ultrasound (US)-guided cutting-needle biopsy (CNB) and standard pleural biopsy (SPB) for diagnosing MPE....

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Autores principales: Wang, Jinlin, Zhou, Xinghua, Xie, Xiaohong, Tang, Qing, Shen, Panxiao, Zeng, Yunxiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27855686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-016-0318-x