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Is there any role for medical thoracoscopy in the treatment of empyema in children?
The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023 It is still controversial whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment approaches are most appropriate for empyema in children, and there are no data regarding the role of medical thoracoscopy in this population.
Lina Zuccatosta +9 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,
Joseph H, Skalski +2 more
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Annals of Surgery, 1979 Dissatisfied with standard techniques for pulmonary diagnosis in children, we have evaluated the usefulness of thoracoscopy for diagnosis of intrathoracic pathology. Between July 1, 1975, and May 1, 1978, 65 thoracoscopy procedures have been performed in 57 children at the University of Florida. Thirty-four procedures were performed in immunosuppressed
Bradley M. Rodgers +2 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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Intracavitary fibrinolysis directly under vision during medical thoracoscopy: a case report
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022 Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive single-port endoscopic technique that allows for direct visualization of the pleural surface as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. When fibrous adhesions are extensive, its utility is limited.
Emanuele Stirpe +2 more
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Thoracoscopic operations in children [PDF]
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Utility of semi-rigid thoracoscopy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion
Lung India, 2015 Background: Semi-rigid thoracoscopy is a safe and efficacious procedure in patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion. Literature on its utility from developing countries is limited.
Loganathan Nattusamy +8 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: Pleural tissue can be harvested either by means of closed biopsies, thoracoscopy or open surgical biopsies. Access to thoracoscopy and open surgical biopsies is limited in many parts of the world and closed biopsies are therefore the ...
Ahmed Sh. Mohamed +2 more
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Thoracoscopy in pleural effusion –two techniques: awake single-access video-assisted thoracic surgery versus 2-ports video-assisted thoracic surgery under general anesthesia [PDF]
, 2015 Awake single access video-assisted thoracic surgery with local anesthesia improves procedure tolerance, reduces postoperative stay and costs. MATERIALS & METHODS: Local anesthesia was made with lidocaine and ropivacaine.
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