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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Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]
, 2014 In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan +5 more
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Therapeutic Medical Thoracoscopy
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015 -
P.A. Mori, A.G. Casalini
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Estimating past inhalation exposure to asbestos: a tool for risk attribution and disease screening [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Late presentation is common in mesothelioma. Reliable assessment of past exposure to asbestos is a necessary first step for risk attribution and for the development of a future screening programme. Such a programme could maximise access
Blyth, Kevin G. +2 more
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A thoracoscopically resected case of mediastinal parathyroid cyst. [PDF]
, 2005 A 67-year-old male visited his physician because of a 2-month history of cough and sputum. An abnormal shadow at the left upper mediastinum on chest x-ray film was detected, and the patient was referred to our department for further examination.
Minamoto, Kanji +4 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: minimally invasive thoracic surgical treatment [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To report a case series of patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) who were treated with minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Daud, Danilo Félix +5 more
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Thoracoscopic operations in children [PDF]
, 2014 published_or_final_versio
CT Lau +4 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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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]
, 2017 Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
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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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