Critical analysis of the utility of initial pleural aspiration in the diagnosis and management of suspected malignant pleural effusion

INTRODUCTION: Current guidelines recommend an initial pleural aspiration in the investigation and management of suspected malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) with the aim of establishing a diagnosis, identifying non-expansile lung (NEL) and, at times, providing a therapeutic procedure. A wealth of re...

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Autores principales: Mercer, Rachel Mary, Varatharajah, Rebecca, Shepherd, Gillian, Lu, Qiang, Castro-Añón, Olalla, McCracken, David J, Dudina, Alexandra, Addala, Dinesh, Tsikrika, Stamatoula, George, Vineeth, Banka, Radhika, Asciak, Rachelle, Hassan, Maged, Hallifax, Robert, Bedawi, Eihab O, Shute, Janis Kay, Rahman, Najib M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Pleural Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7509958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32963027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000701

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7509958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32963027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000701

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