Comparative study between ultrasound-guided closed pleural biopsy and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions

Comparative study between ultrasound-guided closed pleural biopsy and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions

Pleural biopsies are often required to establish a diagnosis in exudative pleural effusions, which remain undiagnosed after initial pleural fluid analysis. Medical thoracoscopy offers a high diagnostic yield but has limited availability in resource-constrained settings. This prospective comparative...

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Main Authors: Sreyas Sharma, Nitesh Gupta, Pranav Ish, Rajnish Kaushik, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Tanmaya Talukdar, Rohit Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2025-03-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Subjects:
Ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy
image-guided pleural biopsy
closed pleural biopsy
medical thoracoscopy
exudative pleural effusion
Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3361
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