Open AccessComparing the diagnostic accuracy of semi-rigid and rigid pleuroscopy in diagnosis of exudative lymphocyte dominant pleural effusion with
Author(s) -
Hamid Borsi,
Mohammad Reza Farahnak,
Hanieh Raji,
Maryam Haddadzadeh Shooshtari,
Behnam Pirhayati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_703_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , thoracoscopy , malignancy , effusion , radiology , surgery
Pleuroscopy is an appropriate technique for visualization and biopsy of the pleural lesions, performed by two different techniques. In this study, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of semi-rigid and rigid pleuroscopy in patients with lymphocyte dominant exudative pleural effusion.