Thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and management of recurrent pleural effusions.

Autor: Hucker J; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England., Bhatnagar NK, al-Jilaihawi AN, Forrester-Wood CP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 1991 Nov; Vol. 52 (5), pp. 1145-7.
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(91)91298-a
Abstrakt: Between April 1984 and July 1988, 102 patients with persistent or recurrent pleural effusions investigated by conventional methods in whom a diagnosis had not been achieved were submitted to thoracoscopy under general anesthesia. A positive diagnosis was obtained in 80.3% of the patients. The procedure was well tolerated, and although some of these were seriously ill patients, there were no procedure-related deaths.
Databáze: MEDLINE