Outcomes and complications of medical thoracoscopy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion
The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2016 Background Thoracoscopy has long been established as the procedure of choice for various chest diseases, among which is undiagnosed pleural effusions.
Mona M. Ahmed +3 more
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Endoscopic Camera Control by Head Movements for Thoracic Surgery [PDF]
, 2010 In current video-assisted thoracic surgery, the endoscopic camera is operated by an assistant of the surgeon, which has several disadvantages. This paper describes a system which enables the surgeon to control the endoscopic camera without the help of an
Bruin, Gart de +5 more
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Current Respiratory Care Reports, 2013 Medical thoracoscopy is an important technique for assessment of undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion. It is also important in the management of pleural disease, benign or malignant. Standard equipment available from several manufacturers enables the procedure to be performed through a single port of entry, frequently under conscious sedation.
Cyrus Daneshvar, David P. Breen
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Intrapleural urokinase directly under medical thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Medical thoracoscopy, also called “local anesthetic thoracoscopy” and “pleuroscopy,” is a minimally invasive single‐port endoscopic technique that provides direct visualization of the pleural surfaces and channels to conduct diagnostic and therapeutic ...
Satoshi Terashita +5 more
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Diagnostic Yield of Medical Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural EffusionA Tertiary Centre Experience from Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Pleural effusions are one of the most common entities encountered by pulmonologists worldwide which have a very long list of causes. Initial workup of these patients begins with a chest X-ray and percutaneous or Ultrasound (USG) guided ...
MOHAMMAD ARIF +4 more
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Thoracoscopic operations in children [PDF]
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The value of routine chest radiographs after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: an observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Chest radiographs (CXRs) are obtained frequently in postoperative cardiac surgery patients. The diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of routine CXRs is known to be low and the discussion regarding the safety of abandoning these CXRs after ...
Bastiaan M Gerritse +6 more
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Medical thoracoscopy versus image-guided pleural biopsy for diagnosing pleural diseases
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018 Background The diagnostic role of medical thoracoscopy and image-guided pleural biopsy in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion has increased over the last few years.
Emad Ibrahim +4 more
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Visceral pleural biopsy under medical thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive single‐port endoscopic technique that provides direct visualization of the pleural surface and allows for diagnostic procedures.
Satoshi Terashita +5 more
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Endogent: Centre for Anatomy and Invasive Techniques [PDF]
, 2007 The invention of new endoscopical techniques for surgery and interventional radiology demand improved training at postgraduate level. The Endogent Centre for Anatomy and Invasive Techniques support these requirements by establishing hands-on practical ...
D'Herde, Katharina +3 more
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