Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:To compare the value of closed percutaneous pleural biopsy versus pleuroscopy for diagnosis of undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion in an age-dependent manner. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:University hospitals. PATIENTS:Forty-nine consecutive patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion following the initial clinical and paraclinical investigations, including bronchoscopy. Cases were divided into younger and older groups according to their ages. INTERVENTION:Closed pleural biopsy immediately followed by pleuroscopy with a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope from the same incision site. RESULTS:In the older age group, pleuroscopy was superior to closed pleural biopsy for the diagnosis of the underlying pleural disease (P = 0.0007), while they were almost equally diagnostic in the younger cases (P = 0.58). CONCLUSION:For those patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion who are older than 50 years of age, pleuroscopy could be chosen as the first procedure of choice as compared to closed pleural biopsy if malignant pleural effusion is suspected.
journal_name
Respir Medjournal_title
Respiratory medicineauthors
Emad A,Rezaian GRdoi
10.1016/s0954-6111(98)90296-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-03-01 00:00:00pages
488-92issue
3eissn
0954-6111issn
1532-3064pii
S0954-6111(98)90296-7journal_volume
92pub_type
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