Background: One of the most common indications for pleuroscopy is undiagnosed pleural
effusion, which comprises about 25% of all cases of pleural effusions, which remain …

Background In recent years, medical thoracoscopy has been well established to play an
important role in undiagnosed pleural effusion; however, this procedure is underutilized due …

Aim of study A retrospective study of diagnostic evaluation, safety and thoracoscopic
findings in 100 cases was done at thoracoscopy unit of Chest Department Mansoura …

Background The diagnostic role of medical thoracoscopy and image-guided pleural biopsy
in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion has increased over the last few …

Introduction Visceral pleural biopsy and peripheral lung biopsy can be undertaken at the
same time as parietal pleural biopsy during medical thoracoscopy, with or without …

Materials and Methods: In this study, patients with lymphocyte dominant pleural effusion with
negative results for tuberculosis who referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran; from …

Adenosine deaminase activity in serum and pleural fluid of p... : The Egyptian Journal of Chest
Diseases and Tuberculosis Adenosine deaminase activity in serum and pleural fluid of patients …

Background: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and
treating pleural diseases especially undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion. It is cost …

Background: The accurate diagnosis of pleural effusion remains a challenging clinical
problem. Medical thoracoscopy has an established role in achieving the etiology of pleural …

Background: Pleural effusion is a common clinical entity encountered in pulmonary practice.
Although the radiographic detection of pleural abnormalities may be obvious, determination …