Pleural effusion: Role of pleural fluid cytology, adenosine deaminase level, and pleural biopsy in diagnosis

Objective: The present study is designed to evaluate the role of pleural fluid analysis in diagnosing pleural diseases and to study the advantages and disadvantages of thoracocentasis and pleural biopsy. Materials and Methods: We prospectively included 66 consecutive indoor patients over a duration...

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Main Authors: Biswajit Biswas, Sudershan Kumar Sharma, Rameshwar Singh Negi, Neelam Gupta, Virender Mohan Singh Jaswal, Narsimhalu Niranjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2016;volume=33;issue=3;spage=159;epage=162;aulast=Biswas