Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Safety between Semirigid Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion

oleh: Chung-Shu Lee, Shih-Hong Li, Chih-Hao Chang, Fu-Tsai Chung, Li-Chung Chiu, Chun-Liang Chou, Chih-Wei Wang, Shu-Min Lin

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01

Deskripsi

For undiagnosed pleural effusion, diagnostic yields and safety were similar between pleuroscopic cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy, but cryobiopsy obtained a larger pleural tissue sample than forceps biopsy.