Role of thoracoscopic pleural lavage and brush in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion

Background: The accurate diagnosis of pleural effusion remains a challenging problem even after thoracentesis and closed pleural biopsy. Medical thoracoscopy has been established to have a greater diagnostic yield in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion. Forceps biopsy, pleural brush and lava...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Zamzam, Ahmed A. Khames, Samy S. El-Dahdouh, Hala S. El-Rebey, Hanaa A. Eid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300340