Yang Hong-Zhong, Hu Cheng-Ping, Yang Hua-Ping, Qu Su-Jie
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2007 Feb;32(1):160-2.
To evaluate the role of medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of the pleural effusion of unknown etiology.
The results of 36 patients with the pleural disease of unknown etiology diagnosed by medical thoracoscopy were retrospectively analyzed, including the pathologic results and the complications.
Among the 36 patients, 35 were determined with positive rate of 97.2%, and no serious complications was found.
Medical thoracoscopy is an important method of diagnosing complicate pleural effusion, and has high positive rate. It is a simple operation, with no serious complication, and fast recovery.
