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Application of flexirigid thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural disease with unknown etiology / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University ; (12): 669-673, 2011.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-332578
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of flexirigid thoracoscopy for pleural diseases and the patients' compliance.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-seven patients with pleural effusion and thickening of unknown etiology underwent examinations with flexirigid thoracoscopy with subsequent pathological examination, and the diagnostic accuracy and the patients' compliance were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thoracoscopy identified lesions in the pleural and/or diaphragm in 42 patients and no lesions in 5 patients. Malignancy was confirmed in 21 (44.7%), tuberculosis in 17 (36.2%), idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome in 1 (2.1%), nocardiasis in 1 (2.1%), constrictive pericarditis in 1 (2.1%), chronic empyema in 2 (4.3%), splenic artery embolization in 1 (2.1%), and negative result in 3 (6.4%) of the cases. The diagnostic accuracy rate of flexirigid thoracoscopy reached 93.6%, and no serious complications in relation to the examination was found.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Flexirigid thoracoscopy is efficient and relatively safe for diagnosis of pleural diseases with or without hydrothorax.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pathology / Pleural Diseases / Thoracoscopy / Diagnosis / Methods Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Journal of Southern Medical University Year: 2011 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pathology / Pleural Diseases / Thoracoscopy / Diagnosis / Methods Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Journal of Southern Medical University Year: 2011 Type: Article