RIGID MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY IN UNDIAGNOSED PLEURAL EFFUSION
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Diagnostic Yield of Medical Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion.
BACKGROUND One of the most common indications for pleuroscopy is undiagnosed pleural effusion, which comprises about 25% of all cases of pleural effusions, which remain undiagnosed despite primary tests. Pleuroscopy was performed for the first time in Iran in Masih Daneshvari hospital located in Tehran. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic yield of pleuroscopy performed in this ce...
متن کاملTo Study Efficacy of Medical Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions.
BACKGROUND Medical thoracoscopy has received interest in recent past for diagnostic as well as therapeutic uses. In this study we describe our experience with diagnostic medical thoracoscopy in pleural effusions of undiagnosed etiology. OBJECTIVE 1.To detect diagnostic yield of medical thoracoscopy in pleural effusions of unknown etiology. 2.To find complication rate in these patients. METH...
متن کاملDiagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion
BACKGROUND Medical thoracoscopy has been shown to be an efficacious procedure in diagnosing unexplained exudative pleural effusions with excellent safety. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic significance of thoracoscopy in the management of patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). METHODS Consecutive patients with malignant pleural effusion were retrospectively reviewed, and thei...
متن کاملThe undiagnosed pleural effusion.
The most common causes for undiagnosed transudative effusions are congestive heart failure and hepatic hydrothorax. Pleural fluid N terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels higher than 1500 pg/mL are virtually diagnostic of congestive heart failure. The most common causes for undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions are malignancy, pulmonary embolism, and tuberculosis. Clinical characterist...
متن کاملThoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural effusion.
The technique, indications, and complications of diagnostic thoracoscopy are described. Two hundred and eight explorations have been performed in our service in the last seven years. From 137 pleural malignancies we have obtained an unequivocal positive biopsy in 129 (94%) with a minimum number of complications and no mortality. From our experience we conclude that thoracoscopy, when porperly p...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/444