The role of thoracoscopy in the evaluation and management of pleural effusions

Diagnostic thoracoscopy is indicated in every patient where the usual investigations (including biochemistry, cytology, bacteriology, occasionally needle biopsy of the pleura) do not achieve a precise diagnosis. The percentage of so-called "idiopathic" effusions, amounting to approximately...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Lung 1990-01, Vol.168 Suppl (S1), p.1113-1121
Hauptverfasser:	Boutin, C, Astoul, P, Seitz, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diagnosis, Differential Humans Pleura - pathology Pleural Effusion - etiology Pleural Effusion - therapy Pleural Neoplasms - pathology Pleurisy - pathology Thoracoscopy - methods Tuberculosis, Pleural - pathology
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