| Current status of medical pleuroscopy. | |
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PMID: 20172442 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Medical pleuroscopy (MP) offers a safe and minimally invasive tool for interventional pulmonologists. It allows diagnosis of unexplained effusion, while at the same time allowing drainage and pleurodesis. It can also help in the diagnosis of diffuse interstitial disease or associated peripheral lung abnormality in the presence of effusion. It can have a therapeutic role in pneumothorax and hyperhidrosis or chronic pancreatic pain. This article reviews the technical aspects and range of applications of MP. |
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Authors:
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Andrew R L Medford; Jonathan A Bennett; Catherine M Free; Sanjay Agrawal |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinics in chest medicine Volume: 31 ISSN: 1557-8216 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Chest Med. Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-22 Completed Date: 2010-05-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7907612 Medline TA: Clin Chest Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 165-72, Table of Contents Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE3 9QP, Leicestershire, UK. andrewmedford@hotmail.com |
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Humans Hyperhidrosis / surgery Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis Pleural Diseases / surgery* Pleural Effusion / diagnosis, surgery Pneumothorax / surgery Thoracoscopy* / economics, methods Tuberculosis, Pleural / surgery |
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