Percutaneous needle pleural biopsy in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions in Bahia state, Brazil: an histopathological analysis of 511 cases / Biópsia pleural por agulha no diagnóstico diferencial de derrames pleurais no Estado da Bahia, Brazil: uma análise histopatológica de 511 casos
Folha méd
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111(1): 57-9, jul.-set. 1995. tab
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in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-166690
ABSTRACT
An experience with blind closed biopsy of the parietal pleura, using the Cope needle in 511 patients with pleural effusions is presented. Pleural tissue was obtained in 87, 7 per cent of the biopsy specimens. No complications occurred which required active intervention. The histopathological findings in this retrospective study were consistent with specific tuberculosis (46, 3 per cent), non-specific inflammatory process (32,5 per cent) and metatatic neoplasms (8,4 per cent) The importance of pleural biopsy to define the etiology of pleural effusions was evident
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pleura
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Biopsy, Needle
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Brazil
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Retrospective Studies
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Folha méd
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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