The diagnostic role of thoracoscope in undiagnosed pleural effusion: Rigid versus flexible
Objectives: The accurate diagnosis of pleural diseases can present a considerable challenge. Conservative estimates suggest that in 25% of patients examined in a general pulmonologist’s practice the pleura was involved. Of these cases, 25% are unable to be attributed to a specific diagnosis, even af...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814000715 |