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Local Anesthetic Thoracoscopy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion
Published on: November 10, 2023
Interventional radiology of pleural diseases
Tahreema N Matin1, Fergus V Gleeson
1Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.
Abstract:
Image-guided pleural procedures are important in both the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Pleural aspiration, biopsy and drainage are all proven to be safer and more efficacious using image guidance. The aim of this article is to review common image-guided pleural techniques and the evidence base for their application in clinical practice.
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