A study to compare the diagnostic efficacy of closed pleural biopsy with that of the thoracoscopic guided pleural biopsy in patients of pleural effusion

Background: The diagnostic approach to exudative pleural effusion remains an underappreciated aspect of modern thoracic medicine. 15-20% of the pleural effusions remain undiagnosed. The most efficient approach to pleural exudates remains uncertain and controversial particularly if acquisition of ple...

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Main Authors: Ashwini Kumar Mishra, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Surya Kant, Ram Awadh Kushwaha, Rajiv Garg, Santosh Kumar, Ved Prakash, Ajay Verma, Mala Sagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2016;volume=5;issue=1;spage=27;epage=28;aulast=Mishra