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Is there any role for medical thoracoscopy in the treatment of empyema in children? [PDF]
The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023 It is still controversial whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment approaches are most appropriate for empyema in children, and there are no data regarding the role of medical thoracoscopy in this population.
Lina Zuccatosta +9 more
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Beyond diagnosis: maximizing the role of medical thoracoscopy in pleural disease treatment [PDF]
Respiratory ResearchMedical thoracoscopy has been extensively utilized in the diagnosis of pleural disease, yet its potential therapeutic applications remain underutilized.
Kaige Wang +4 more
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Medical thoracoscopy with talc pleurodesis for refractory hepatic hydrothorax: A case series of three successes [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsMedical thoracoscopy with chemical pleurodesis is a last resort for managing patients who suffer.from recurrent hepatic hydrothorax. However, despite pleurodesis, the rapid fluid build-up can hinder the successful apposition of the pleural surfaces.
Y. Rahim +3 more
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Medical thoracoscopy without pleural fluid: How I do it
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021 Thoracoscopy is commonly used minimally invasive procedure in the field of interventional pulmonology. While medical thoracoscopy is the widely preferred modality, modifications to the technique and expansion in the scope of its utility have always ...
Mario Tamburrini +8 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023 Context Parapneumonic effusion and empyema are commonly encountered by the pulmonologist. The decision regarding management is still challenging.
Mervat A Abou Ismail +3 more
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Therapeutic Medical Thoracoscopy
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015 -
P.A. Mori, A.G. Casalini
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Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 The burden of pleural diseases continues to rise and affects an increasingly complex and aging patient population. As such, thoracentesis is one of the most common procedures performed by respiratory physicians, as pleural fluid analysis can establish the diagnosis of pleural effusions in approximately 75% of the cases. When a diagnosis is not reached,
Joseph H Skalski +2 more
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Medical thoracoscopy treatment for pleural infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background Complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema represent advanced stages of pleural infections and are characterized by a high mortality. Medical thoracoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive endoscopic technique prescribed to treat severe ...
Michele Mondoni +7 more
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Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017 Background Medical thoracoscopy has been shown to be an efficacious procedure in diagnosing unexplained exudative pleural effusions with excellent safety.
Yan-Bing Wu +6 more
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