Open AccessMedical Thoracoscopy for Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Bishow Kumar Shrestha,
Shital Adhikari,
Basant Kumar Thakur,
Dipen Kadaria,
Kishor Kumar Tamrakar,
Mukti Devkota
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.4873
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , pleural effusion , malignancy , contraindication , malignant pleural effusion , surgery , pleurisy , pathology , alternative medicine
Medical thoracoscopy has recently gained renewed interest due to its minimal invasive nature and high yield diagnostic outcome. This study aims to observe diagnostic yield and safety of medical thoracoscopy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion.