Possible Role of Chest Ultrasound in the Assessment of Costo-Phrenic Angle Lesions Prior to Medical Thoracoscopy: A Retrospective Pilot Case Series

Possible Role of Chest Ultrasound in the Assessment of Costo-Phrenic Angle Lesions Prior to Medical Thoracoscopy: A Retrospective Pilot Case Series

Background: Pleural malignancy (PM) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) represent an increasing burden of diseases. Costo-phrenic angle (CPA) could be involved by malignant small nodularities or thickenings in the case of MPE. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether lung ultrasound (LUS), per...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emanuele Giovanni Conte, Andrea Smargiassi, Filippo Lococo, Giampietro Marchetti, Riccardo Inchingolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
chest ultrasound
medical thoracoscopy
pleural effusion
pleural malignancy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2587

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2587

Similar Items