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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The modern diagnosis and management of pleural effusions [PDF]
, 2015 A pleural effusion describes an excess of fluid in the pleural cavity, usually resulting from an imbalance in the normal rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both.
Bhatnagar, Rahul, Maskell, Nick A
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017 Background With the exception of areas with high prevalence of tuberculosis, medical thoracoscopy is becoming the diagnostic modality of choice for exudative pleural effusions.
Merlin Thomas +9 more
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Ultrasound-guided forceps for pleural biopsy [PDF]
, 2009 PurposeUltrasound guided forceps for pleural biopsy is a technique that can cover the diagnostic yield gap between the needle biopsy of the pleura and thoracoscopy or thoracotomy. This technique enables operator to take biopsy from multiple pleural sites.
Agmy, Gamal +3 more
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The influence of the diagnostic technique on the histopathological diagnosis in malignant mesothelioma [PDF]
, 1991 In the histopathology of malignant mesotheliomas three different types (epithelial, connective tissue and mixed type) are distinguished. Some authors believe all tumours to be of mixed type, but consider that due to inadequate sampling or small biopsies ...
Gelder, T. (Teun) van +4 more
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Tumor type M2-pyruvate-kinase levels in pleural fluid versus plasma in cancer patients: a further tool to define the need for invasive procedures [PDF]
, 2008 Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic problem and a challenge to the thoracic surgeon. The analysis of serum and body fluids for tumor markers is an established diagnostic procedure.
Cortese, C +6 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014 Background: Recurrent and persistent pleural exudates are common in clinical practice, and in a large number of patients, thoracocentesis and blind pleural biopsy procedures do not provide a definitive diagnosis.
Laila A. Helala +3 more
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Esophageal Cancer Initially Thought to be Accompanied by a Solitary Metastasis to an Intrathoracic Paraaortic Lymph Node [PDF]
, 2012 Esophageal cancers usually exhibit lymph-node metastases. Although a solitary lymph-node metastasis is occasionally found, the involvement of an intrathoracic paraaortic node is rare.
Akase, Takayoshi +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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Video-thoracoscopic pericardial drainage in the treatment of pericardial effusions [PDF]
, 2009 OBJECTIVES: To assess efficacy and safety of videothoracoscopic pericardial drainage in the treatment and diagnostic of pericardial effusion through 26 cases review.
Branco, João Nelson Rodrigues +4 more
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