Utility of semirigid thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural effusions: A systematic review

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Mohan, Anant ^a   Chandra, Subhash ^b   Agarwal, Dipti ^b   Naik, Samir ^c   Munavvar, Mohammed ^c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignancy; Pleural effusion; Semirigid thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY; MEDLINE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION OF UNDETERMINED ETIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 78449294517     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181e6a2e7     Document Type: Article

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