Long-term outcome of patients with nonspecific pleurisy at medical thoracoscopy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.01.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND Medical thoracoscopy is an effective and safe procedure for diagnosing pleural effusions of undetermined causes. But there are still a part of patients with pleural effusions were diagnosed as nonspecific pleurisy when no specific… read more here.
Keywords: long term; patients nonspecific; term outcome; nonspecific pleurisy ... See more keywords
Pulmonary blastoma that was first diagnosed as dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma using medical thoracoscopy: A case report
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031377
Abstract: Rationale: Pulmonary blastoma is an extremely rare and highly aggressive tumor. Only a few hundred cases of pulmonary blastoma have been reported. In other cases, a definitive diagnosis is often made through surgical resection. The… read more here.
Keywords: medical thoracoscopy; dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma; pulmonary blastoma; blastoma ... See more keywords
Medical Thoracoscopy Implementation after a European Respiratory Society Course Held from 2003 to 2016: A Survey
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DOI: 10.1159/000514317
Abstract: Background: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is an important procedure in the management of patients with pleural diseases. Objectives: We designed a survey to explore whether the participants of our courses implement MT at their hospital after… read more here.
Keywords: course; medical thoracoscopy; thoracoscopy implementation; survey ... See more keywords
Medical thoracoscopy for exudative pleural effusion: an eight-year experience from a country with a young population
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-017-0499-y
Abstract: BackgroundWith the exception of areas with high prevalence of tuberculosis, medical thoracoscopy is becoming the diagnostic modality of choice for exudative pleural effusions. The aims of this study were to determine the diagnostic yield and… read more here.
Keywords: exudative pleural; etiology; thoracoscopy; medical thoracoscopy ... See more keywords
Medical thoracoscopy treatment for pleural infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01492-9
Abstract: Background Complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema represent advanced stages of pleural infections and are characterized by a high mortality. Medical thoracoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive endoscopic technique prescribed to treat severe pleural infections.… read more here.
Keywords: thoracoscopy; treatment; success; pleural infections ... See more keywords
An update of the long-term outcome of patients with nonspecific pleurisy at medical thoracoscopy
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01596-2
Abstract: Background Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is recommended in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion and offers a degree of diagnostic sensitivity for pleural malignancy. However, not all patients who undergo MT receive an exact diagnosis. Our… read more here.
Keywords: long term; patients nonspecific; medical thoracoscopy; nonspecific pleurisy ... See more keywords
Reply: Medical Thoracoscopy for Pleural Infection: Are We There Yet?
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DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202007-780le
Abstract: intercostal tube twice in patients undergoing MT (an initial tube of a small size followed by a large tube after MT). Regarding the performance of the MT, the authors have not mentioned the sedation protocol… read more here.
Keywords: reply medical; medical thoracoscopy; pleural infection; thoracoscopy ... See more keywords
Medical thoracoscopy: effective, cheap and safe for empyema
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd-22-1519
Abstract: J Thorac Dis 2023;15(2):940-941 | https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-22-1519 I read with interest the article “Empyema after image-guided percutaneous intercostal drainage of subdiaphragmatic collection: a case series” by Zwicky et al. (1). I would like to highlight a… read more here.
Keywords: medical thoracoscopy; thoracoscopy effective; empyema; cheap safe ... See more keywords
Lateral decubitus chest radiography or chest ultrasound to predict pleural adhesions before medical thoracoscopy: a prospective study.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.09.54
Abstract: Background Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is the gold-standard to investigate unexplained pleural exudates. However, the major prerequisite is an easy pleural access obtained by creating an artificial pneumothorax at the beginning of the procedure which can… read more here.
Keywords: chest radiography; medical thoracoscopy; pleural adhesions; lateral decubitus ... See more keywords
Comparison between closed pleural biopsy and medical thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.21037/tlcr.2020.03.28
Abstract: Background Exudative pleural effusion (EPE) is a common diagnostic challenge. The utility of medical thoracoscopy (MT) and closed pleural biopsy (CPB) to aid in the diagnosis of EPE has been reported in many published studies.… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; exudative pleural; meta analysis; medical thoracoscopy ... See more keywords
Autofluorescence imaging-assisted medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of malignant pleural disease.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4226865
Abstract: BACKGROUND Medical thoracoscopy (MT) does not always provide a conclusive diagnosis of pleural diseases because the endoscopic appearance of pleural diseases can be misleading. Autofluorescence imaging (AFI) is an effective assistive diagnostic tool. However, its… read more here.
Keywords: medical thoracoscopy; malignant pleural; disease; diagnosis ... See more keywords