An undiagnosed pleural effusion with surprising consequences [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017 We present the case of a 43-year-old Italian woman with a left undiagnosed pleural effusion, which in subsequent months presented a clinically unexpected evolution with the appearance at first of a right wrist tenosynovitis and subsequently a bilateral ...
Ferdinando Cusmano, N Sverzellati
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Role of thoracoscopic pleural lavage and brush in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, 2015 Background: The accurate diagnosis of pleural effusion remains a challenging problem even after thoracentesis and closed pleural biopsy. Medical thoracoscopy has been established to have a greater diagnostic yield in the diagnosis of exudative pleural ...
Mohamed A. Zamzam +4 more
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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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Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Safety between Semirigid Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2019 For undiagnosed pleural effusion, diagnostic yields and safety were similar between pleuroscopic cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy, but cryobiopsy obtained a larger pleural tissue sample than forceps biopsy.
Chung-Shu Lee +7 more
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Role of Single Port Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Tuberculosis and Respiratory DiseasesBackground In recent years, medical thoracoscopy has been well established to play an important role in undiagnosed pleural effusion; however, this procedure is underutilized due to limited availability of the instruments it requires. This study analysed
Jagdish Rawat +5 more
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An interesting case of undiagnosed pleural effusion. [PDF]
Breathe (Sheff), 2017 Pulmonary embolism is an important cause of undiagnosed pleural effusion http://ow.ly/HDLx30bVVa7.
Panjwani A, Zaid T.
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Editorial: The novel insight into managements of undiagnosed pleural effusion [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineSanjeevan Muruganandan
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Efficacy and Safety of Pleural Cryobiopsy vs. Forceps Biopsy for Evaluation of Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Shuliang Guo, Rongjuan Zhuang
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Role of endoscopic ultrasound in undiagnosed pleural effusion
Endoscopic Ultrasound, 2017 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thoracocentesis is the first diagnostic procedure for pleural effusion (PE). If diagnosis after thoracocentesis remains uncertain, pleural biopsy either computed tomography (CT)/ultrasonography (USG)-guided or thoracoscopy is required for definitive diagnosis.
Sharma M, Somani P.
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Non-invasive prediction of non-tuberculous benign pleural effusion: can we avoid unnecessary pleural biopsies? [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Accurate differentiation between malignant and benign pleural effusions remains a diagnostic challenge, often requiring invasive procedures. This study aims to identify predictive markers and develop a model based on clinical, laboratory, and ...
Muzaffer Metintas +7 more
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