Efficacy and safety of semi-flexible thoracoscopic cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of elderly tuberculous pleurisy
Background: Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy is an efficient procedure in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleurisy. Rigid or flexible forceps have been widely used for this procedure. Recently, the use of cryo-techniques was reported in pleural biopsy during semi-rigid thoracoscopy; however, the fea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119303247 |