[Medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of complicate pleural effusion].
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
; 32(1): 160-2, 2007 Feb.
Article
em Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17344609
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the role of medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of the pleural effusion of unknown etiology.METHODS:
The results of 36 patients with the pleural disease of unknown etiology diagnosed by medical thoracoscopy were retrospectively analyzed, including the pathologic results and the complications.RESULTS:
Among the 36 patients, 35 were determined with positive rate of 97.2%, and no serious complications was found.CONCLUSION:
Medical thoracoscopy is an important method of diagnosing complicate pleural effusion, and has high positive rate. It is a simple operation, with no serious complication, and fast recovery.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Neoplasias Pleurais
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Toracoscopia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Zh
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article