Role of flexi-rigid thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusions and correlation of visual appearance of pleura on thoracoscopy with the final diagnosis

Background: Undiagnosed pleural effusions (UPE) account for roughly 25% of cases of all pleural effusions. Minimally invasive flexi-rigid thoracoscopy has high diagnostic yield. Some previous studies have looked into the correlation of the thoracoscopic findings and the final etiological diagnosis,...

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Published in:	Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu
Main Authors:	Pallavi Periwal, Arjun Khanna, Deepak Talwar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Subjects:	flexi-rigid thoracoscopy pleuroscopy semi-rigid thoracoscopy undiagnosed pleural effusion
Online Access:	http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2021;volume=4;issue=3;spage=104;epage=111;aulast=Periwal