Diagnostic efficacy of thoracoscopy in recurrent undiagnosed pleural effusion
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Diagnostic Yield of Medical Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion.
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 undiagnosed despite primary tests. Pleuroscopy was performed for the first time in Iran in Masih Daneshvari hospital located in Tehran. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic yield of pleuroscopy performed in this ce...
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عنوان ژورنال: IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2581-4214,2581-4222
DOI: 10.18231/j.ijirm.2019.022