Open AccessMedical Thoracoscopy vs Closed Pleural Biopsy in Pleural Effusions: A Randomized Controlled Study
Author(s) -
Nithya Haridas,
Ravindran Chetambath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7476.4310
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , pleural effusion , biopsy , pulmonologist , surgery , pleural disease , radiology , complication , respiratory disease , lung , intensive care medicine
Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic dilemma for the pulmonologist. A histological diagnosis would many a time steer the way to an accurate diagnosis of the aetiologies of pleural effusions. This study has compared two methods for obtaining histological specimens in cases of undiagnosed pleural effusions.