Performance of CBNAAT on Pleural Biopsies Obtained by Semirigid Thoracoscopy for Diagnosis of Unexplained Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Study from North India

Exudative pleural effusions are commonly encountered in clinical practice, but in about one-fourth of cases, etiology remains elusive after initial evaluation. Medical thoracoscopy with semirigid thoracoscope is a minimally invasive procedure with high diagnostic yield for diagnosing pleural disease...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2024-03, Vol.72 (3), p.14
Hauptverfasser:	Mehfooz, Nazia, Sheikh, Arif R, Khan, Umar H, Siraj, Farhana, Basheer, Gulnaz, Syed, Besina, Shabir, Afshan, Mantoo, Suhail, Qadri, Mudasir, Shah, Sonaullah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biopsy - methods Female Humans India Male Middle Aged Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques - methods Pleura - pathology Pleural Effusion - diagnosis Prospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Thoracoscopy - methods Tuberculosis, Pleural - diagnosis
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