Comparative study between medical thoracoscopic and ultrasound-guided transthoracic pleural biopsies in diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a multisystemic disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Extrapulmonary TB can occur as part of a primary or late, generalized infection. Tuberculous pleurisy is the second most common extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Objectives The objective of this study i...

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Main Authors: A Abdallah, M El-shafey, E Sheta, M Yosri, H Emam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-04-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-025-00396-0
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