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Diagnostic performance and safety of image-guided pleural biopsy and medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
European Respiratory ReviewIntroduction Undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions often require pleural biopsy for a definitive diagnosis. The optimal sampling method, particularly when medical thoracoscopy is compared with image-guided pleural biopsy, remains uncertain.
Shuping Lyu +7 more
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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,
Fabien Maldonado +2 more
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Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2002 Diagnostic thoracoscopy in patients with pleural effusion of unclear origin mostly provides the correct diagnosis. Results from published reports of previous researches are not uniform.
Plavec Goran +3 more
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Dual-functIon Semi-rigid thoraCoscOpy Versus semi-rigid thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of plEuRal diseases: protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial in China (DISCOVER-I) [PDF]
Respiratory ResearchBackground Exudative pleural effusion often presents diagnostic challenges, with up to 25% of cases remaining undiagnosed after thoracentesis or closed pleural biopsy. Semi-rigid thoracoscopy is a widely used minimally invasive diagnostic method. However,
Mingming Deng +11 more
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Chest, 1995 The purpose of the work is presentation of own experience in the use of thoracoscopy in patients with pathological pleural changes. In the years 1989-1991 in the Chair and Department of Pulmonology and Tuberculosis, Medical Academy in Gdańsk, 20 thoracoscopies were performed with simultaneous taking of material for histopathological examination.
Henri G Colt, H G Colt
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 ObjectiveThe main purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Castor single-branched stent-graft combined with fenestrated technique in treatment of thoracic aortic disease (TAD) with unfavorable proximal landing area (PLZ) and ...
Zhenhua Wang +15 more
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Totally thoracoscopic surgical resection of left ventricular benign tumorCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Techniques, 2023 Objective: The study objective was to explore the feasibility and safety of totally endoscopic resection of a left ventricular tumor through small chest incisions without robotic assistance.
Kai Xu, MMed +8 more
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Comparison of two techniques in proximal anastomosis in acute type A aortic dissection
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundThe proximal anastomosis is an important procedure during the acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) surgery. The conventional method is a double patch sandwich technique with Teflon felt.
Changcun Fang +7 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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