Diagnostic thoracoscopy for pleural disease.
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Abstract
The most common use for diagnostic thoracoscopy in pleural disease is to clarify whether or not an effusion is malignant. General anesthesia with single-lung ventilation when combined with new endoscopic instrumentation produces a high diagnostic yield. These anesthetic and surgical techniques when used with talc pleurodesis yield a 90% success rate in treating benign and malignant pleural effusions.
Medical subject headings
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Effusion, Malignant
- Thoracoscopy