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Journal of International Medical ResearchObjective This study was performed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of subcostal thoracoscopy and median sternotomy as surgical approaches for thymoma resection and lymph node dissection.
Xunliang Yin +7 more
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100 Years of Thoracoscopy: Historical Notes
, 2011 In the historical evolution of thoracoscopy, which was initiated exactly one century ago by Hans Christian Jacobaeus, two distinct periods can be identified: one between 1910 and 1955, characterised by its use for the lysis of pleural adhesions to obtain
Valentina Pinelli +2 more
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reservedBackground: Il riscontro di un versamento pleurico monolaterale massivo impone una gestione orientata sia al rapido controllo della sintomatologia associata, sia all’esecuzione tempestiva di indagini diagnostiche adeguate, in particolare nei casi
ALBANO, GIULIO
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Thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusions
, 2016 Objective. To review the indications and accuracy of diagnostic thoracoscopy for pleural effusions of unknown origin.Design. Retrospective review of consecutive patients referred for diagnostic thoracoscopy over a 5-year period from 1 January 1989 to 31 ...
Walther, G, de Groot, M
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SVU - International Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a debilitating complication of advanced cancers, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. While drainage with pleurodesis is well-established, the optimal approach—bedside chest tube pleurodesis ...
Amr Rayan , Mohamed Elshazli
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, 2015 Use of medical thoracoscopy by respiratory physicians is increasing. This survey of experienced thoracoscopists was conducted to establish current practice of medical thoracoscopy and physicians' opinion of theoretical cases using 20 video clips. Results
Rahman, Najib +5 more
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Medical thoracoscopy in evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion
, 2019 Background: Medical thoracoscopy or pleuroscopy, in recent past has received lot of interest for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. In the evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion, it has become a key diagnostic modality as it is a cost ...
Jamil, Ahmed Jamal +9 more
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Feasibility of short term drainage for diagnostic thoracoscopy
, 2016 Background and Aim. Thoracoscopy is a diagnostic tool superior to other available techniques for the assessment of pleural effusions. There are numerous publications that describe the technique in detail but there is very little published on the optimal ...
P. Astoul +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of thoracic paravertebral block for medical thoracoscopy
, 2011 Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive pro- cedure which allows the examination of the pleural space in a spontaneously breathing patient; pleural biopsies under direct vision, therapeutic evacuation of effusions, delo- culation of empyema ...
Matteo B. +7 more
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