Comparison between ultrasound-guided Abrams needle and medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsies in exudative pleural effusion
Background The actual diagnosis of pleural disease (especially for malignancy) depends on the histopathological finding obtained through pleural biopsy or positive pleural fluid cytology result. Pleural tissue biopsies can be obtained by several methods: blind, image-guided, thoracoscopic, or open s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=2;spage=93;epage=98;aulast=Mansour |