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Ultrasound-Guided versus Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy for Diagnosing Tuberculous Pleurisy Following Inconclusive Thoracentesis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Traditional diagnostic methods for tuberculosis (TB) cannot be reliably applied to tuberculous pleurisy. Therefore, this prospective, randomized, controlled trial was performed to compare the diagnostic sensitivity and safety of ultrasound-guided cutting-needle pleural biopsy versus thor...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Xiaoyu, Jiang, Peng, Huan, Xia, Li, Wei, Chen, Yuqing, Gao, Hua, Qi, Xueyuan, Wu, Jing, Wang, Xiaojing, Ou, Yurong, Jia, Xianjie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30303950
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.912506