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Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Safety between Semirigid Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion.

Authors :
Lee CS
Li SH
Chang CH
Chung FT
Chiu LC
Chou CL
Wang CW
Lin SM
Source :
Canadian respiratory journal [Can Respir J] 2019 Dec 17; Vol. 2019, pp. 5490896. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 17 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

For undiagnosed pleural effusion, diagnostic yields and safety were similar between pleuroscopic cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy, but cryobiopsy obtained a larger pleural tissue sample than forceps biopsy.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Chung-Shu Lee et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1916-7245
Volume :
2019
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Canadian respiratory journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31929846
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5490896