Feasibility and Safety of Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy of the Pleura: A Prospective Study

Background. The aim of this study was thus to evaluate the feasibility and safety of taking biopsy specimens by cryoprobe from the parietal pleura during semirigid pleuroscope. Methods. In a single-center, observational, prospective study, patients with exudative pleural effusion (EPE) were evaluate...

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Main Authors: Chia-Hung Chen, Wen-Chien Cheng, Biing-Ru Wu, Chih-Yu Chen, Wei-Chun Chen, Wei-Chih Liao, Chih-Yen Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6746470