The diagnostic yield of closed needle pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusion: a retrospective 10-year study

BACKGROUND: Pleural effusion is a common presentation in clinical practice. About 40% of exudative pleural effusion is unable to be diagnosed through thoracentesis, and closed pleural biopsy (CPB) is needed. This study was designed to investigate the diagnostic yield of CPB in exudative pleural effu...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Tianli, Wan, Bing, Wang, Li, Li, Chuling, Xu, Yangyang, Wang, Xiangdong, Liu, Hongbing, Song, Yong, Lin, Dang, Zhan, Ping, Lv, Tangfeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32395535
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.03.47

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