Semi-rigid thoracoscopy for undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions: A comparative study

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1384-1389

  Wang, Zhen ^a   Tong, Zhao Hui ^a   Li, Hong Jie ^a   Zhao, Ting Ting ^a   Li, Xu Yan ^a   Xu, Li Li ^a   Luo, Jing ^a   Jin, Mu Lan ^a   Li, Rui Sheng ^a   Wang, Chen ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Medical thoracoscopy; Pleural effusion; Semirigid thoracoscope

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; METASTASIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; TUBE; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 51349087196     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200808010-00010     Document Type: Article

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