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Published on: November 21, 2023
Pleural metastasis detected by transesophageal endoscopic ultrasonography
Surinder S Rana1, Parikshaa Gupta2, Ravi K Sharma1
1Department of Gastroenterology Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India.
Abstract:
Patients with pleural effusion and inconclusive repeated pleural fluid biochemical and cytological analysis are a diagnostic dilemma that is usually solved by invasive procedures such as diagnostic thoracoscopy. We report a 62-year-old male with malignant pleural effusion as well as ascites who was diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pleural deposit. We also report contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound findings of pleural deposits.
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