The long-term follow up of exudative pleural effusion after nondiagnostic thoracoscopy

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-174

  Janssen, Julius P ^a   Ramlal, Sunil ^a   Mravunac, Marcel ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Closed pleural biopsy; Mesothelioma; Pleuritis; Thoracocentesis; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 3543090439     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000131024.20254.81     Document Type: Article

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