Comparison between bronchoscopy, closed (Abram’s) and medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsies in undiagnosed pleural effusions Source: International Congress 2016 – Pleural diseases Year: 2016
Efficacy of cytology, cell blocks and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in malignant pleural effusion diagnosis Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Clinical problems in mediastinal and pleural malignacies Year: 2013
CD8+ lymphocyte subpopulations in pleural fluid are associated with longer survival in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) submitted to thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 70s Year: 2002
Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid cytology compared to pleural biopsy histology obtained via thoracoscopy Source: International Congress 2014 – Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies Year: 2014
Incidence of malignancy in patients with pleural effusion referred for workup by pulmonologists: Diagnostic yield of thoracentesis, and use of other investigational procedures Source: International Congress 2016 – Mesothelioma and malignant pleural disease Year: 2016
Biopsy techniques in the diagnosis of pleural diseases Source: ISSN=1025-448x, ISBN=1-904097-25-1, page=120 Year: 2002
Utility of sending pleural fluid for cytology at the time of thoracoscopy and pleural biopsy Source: International Congress 2016 – Malignant pleural disease: diagnosis and management Year: 2016
Medical thoracoscopy in differential diagnosis of pleural effusions Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 317s Year: 2005
Ideal volume sampling in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Clinical issues in malignant pleural effusions Year: 2012
The impact of video-assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) on the management of malignant pleural effusions Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 538s Year: 2002
Long-term outcome of patients with non-specific pleuritis on thoracoscopic or ultrasound-guided pleural biopsies Source: International Congress 2016 – Mesothelioma and pleural disease: from the bench to the bedside Year: 2016
Diagnostic thoracoscopy in patients with lung cancer and pleural effusion Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Pleural techniques and diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules Year: 2007
The profile of neutrophils and D-dimer in pleural fluid is useful to monitor the pleurodesis process after talc poudrage in malignant pleural effusions (MPE) Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 70s Year: 2002
LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Efficacy and safety profile of autologous blood versus talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion Source: International Congress 2016 – Malignant pleural disease: diagnosis and management Year: 2016
Diagnostic utility of cell block method combined with conventional smear cytology in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions accompanying lung cancer Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Diagnosis and management of pleural and mediastinal diseases Year: 2013
Malignant pleural effusions Source: ISSN=1025-448x, ISBN=1-904097-25-1, page=177 Year: 2002
Histology, performance status and lymphopenia are factors of survival in patients undergoing thoracoscopy for malignant pleural effusion Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Trends in bronchoscopy Year: 2009
Detection of EpCAM-positive microparticles in pleural fluid: A new approach for the diagnosis of the tumoral origin of pleural effusions Source: International Congress 2015 – Emerging technologies for malignant pleural diseases management Year: 2015
A Study to compare thediagnosticefficacy of closed pleural biopsy with that of the thoracoscopic guided pleural biopsy in patients of pleural effusion Source: International Congress 2014 – The planet of the pleura Year: 2014
Closed pleural needle biopsy and pleural fluid examination in pathological diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 256s Year: 2003