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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, Keiichiro Suminaga, Hiroaki Kawachi, Susumu Noguchi, Tatsuyoshi Ikeue, Takakazu Sugita   +5 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, Hasimoto, Fábio Nishida, Imaeda, Carlos Jogi, Leao, Luiz Eduardo Villaca, Melo, Cromwell Barbosa de Carvalho, Sarmento, Petrúcio Abrantes   +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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Medical thoracoscopy for exudative pleural effusion: an eight-year experience from a country with a young population

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, Wanis H. Ibrahim, Tasleem Raza, Kamran Mushtaq, Adeel Arshad, Mushtaq Ahmed, Salma Taha, Saber Al Sarafandi, Hanfa Karim, Hisham A. Abdul-sattar   +9 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, Hoogsteden, H.C. (Henk), Kwast, Th.H. (Theo) van der, Planteydt, H.T. (Hans), Vandenbroucke, J.P. (Jan)   +4 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, Hase, Kazuo, Horio, Takuya, Maehara, Tadaaki, Ogata, Sho, Takahata, Risa, Tsujimoto, Hironori, Yaguchi, Yoshihisa   +7 more
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Efficacy of uniportal video-assisted medical thoracoscopy in the management of multiloculated pleural infections: a retrospective study

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2020
Background Pleural infection is a serious medical issue for which the appropriate management is still controversial. Complicated (multiloculated) pleural infection usually requires invasive approach.
Amr Mounir Shoukri
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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, Ahmed, Yousef, shaaban, Lamiaa H., Kamal, Nermen   +3 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, Cristino, B, De Massimi, A, Elia, S, Guggino, G, Massoud, R, Zenobi, R   +6 more
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Diagnostic yield of medical thoracoscopy in cases of undiagnosed pleural effusion in Kobri El-Kobba Military Hospital

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, Gehan M. El-Assal, Ayman A. Farghally, Marwa M. Abd El Rady   +3 more
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