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Why you do or do not need thoracoscopy [PDF]
, 2010 Thoracoscopy is an old but still very valuable technique for the evaluation of pleural pathology and, especially for the further investigation of the aetiology of pleural fluid.
J.P. Janssen
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Diagnostic Yield of Medical Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Background: The diagnosis of few pleural effusions remains undiagnosed inspite of all the biochemical and microbiological tests performed. Medical thoracoscopy has the advantage of direct visualization of pleural and real time biopsy can be taken.
Samskruti Vishwanath
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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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Medical thoracoscopy in evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion [PDF]
, 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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[The role of thoracoscopy in paediatric spontaneous pneumothorax]
, 2008 Spontaneous pneumothorax in children is an emergency. A rapid and structured treatment is necessary. Indicating clinical signs are dyspnoea with unilateral reduced breath sounds and hypersonic percussion note. Chest x-ray confirms diagnosis.
Zachariou, Z +3 more
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Outcomes and complications following medical thoracoscopy
, 2011 Introduction: Thoracoscopy is an invasive procedure that may be performed by physicians for the investigation of exudative pleural effusion using local anaesthesia, conscious sedation and a rigid thoracoscope. Objectives: We sought to evaluate the safety
Arif, M. +5 more
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Medical thoracoscopy: Survey of current practice—How successful are medical thoracoscopists at predicting malignancy? [PDF]
, 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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Natural orifice transesophageal mediastinoscopy and thoracoscopy
, 2007 Background: Thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy are common procedures with painful incisions and prominent scars. A natural orifice transesophageal endoscopic surgical (NOTES) approach could reduce pain, eliminate intercostal neuralgia, provide access to ...
Willingham, F. F. +4 more
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Feasibility of short term drainage for diagnostic thoracoscopy [PDF]
, 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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